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FW: pollen parents



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From: Michalec, Chris
To: Pumpkins
Subject: pollen parents
Date: Wednesday, July 02, 1997 5:20PM

  It looks like my first two female flowers opened on one of my plants while 
I was away on vacation.  Male flowers were open on both my plants at the 
time so I'm hoping that the bees got to those blooms
before the female blooms.  I also have zukes and cantaloupe blooming out 
there and I was wondering
what other plants will successfully pollinate Atlantic Giants?   I've heard 
that butternut squash is a kissing cousin to these big babies and I would 
like to know if anyone could enlighten me with a bit of the
genetic history of this variety.  I don't want to try any goofy crosses, 
I'll leave that to the bees when they
get the chance.  But I'm curious as to what went into making these babies 
grow like they do.  The weatherman is predicting warm temps for the holiday 
weekend here in Western Washington for the first
time since mothers day.  We'll see.  If we can break into the upper 70's 
I'll be able to watch those plants
grow.

Thanks in advance,
Chris Michalec
<Why grow potatoes when you can buy them so cheap?>
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