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Re: Cross Pollination - Butternut Squash & AG's

     
     chris,
     
     if you polinate with the squash i believe it will work. and if you 
     need some seed next year i'll give you some of mine if you want some.
     you helped me get some good seed last year. also i'd like to know 
     who the jerk is so i'm sure i don't get any of his stuff.
     
     jim


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Subject: Cross Pollination - Butternut Squash & AG's
Author:  "Chris Andersen" <chrisa@value.net> at Internet-Mail
Date:    7/3/97 8:57 AM


Hi,
     
I called a local heavy weight grower in my area the other night to ask if I 
could borrow some male blossoms, if he had any open.
     
I had two females that were just about ready to open and only a couple of 
males that were questionable.
     
The guy tells me I am not allowed to come over to his patch because all I 
want to do is spy on him and his plants. That no body is allowed over to 
his property that is a pumpkin grower!
     
I thought to myself, well if the guys last name was Zehr he has a point, 
but it is not.
     
To make a long conversation short he told me to pollinate my females with 
butternut squash, I said what about my seeds I may want to try replanting 
them next season, he said throw them away nobody is going to want your 
seeds anyway. I said I don't really care if nobody else wants them I may 
want to replant them. He said just throw them away and go find other seeds.
     
Now I just don't happen to have any butternut squash planted this year but 
I asked a lady down the street who has a large garden if she did.
     
And she does.
     
I did not use her butternut squash to pollinate, rather I opted for two 
males that had not quite opened all the way on one female and let the other 
female go.
     
My question is, if you are in a pickle will butternut squash (specifically) 
cross with an AG?
     
I know we talked about this last year and I thought I saved the note but I 
can not find it in my files.
     
Thanks!
Chris Andersen
Moraga, Calif.
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