RE: Anderson 815 surprise

Chris,

I am not at all surprised to see potential squash progeny from your 815.
In my email I said, and I quote, "..it's not all that surprising to see
squash progeny from the 815.".Was I being too vague?

Only those completly uneducated in pumpkin genetics would fail to
recognize the role the green squash has played. The vast majority of
today's top fruit have squash somewhere in their background and
therefore have the potential for producing the same. 'Squash' is not a
four letter word in my vocabulary so please do not take my implying that
your 815 might be producing green fruit as a negative. I for one tried
to locate reliable squash seed stock prior to planting but failed to do
so. I also have your 977 and 634 seed represented in my patches. I
wouldn't do that if I doubted the integrity of your seed.

Squash...pumpkin...it makes no difference to me. I just enjoy growing
and am grateful for the seed you donated.

Good luck at the weighoffs,

Mike



>>
>>I am a little surprised you are surprised there is squash in the
ancestry
>of
>>the Andersen 815.
>>
>>There is squash in the ancestry of both the Andersen 815 and Andersen
977
>>and you are correct, it came from the Ciliberto 697.
>>
>>The chances of the 697,815,977 and 1006 producing a squash are very
slim.
>>Although the 1006 did produce 1 pure green squash last year.
>>
>>Both the 1006 and 697 I grew last year produced light to medium
colored
>lime
>>green fruit. Some fruit had darker green striations running from stem
to
>>blossom. By the time the fruit was the size of a cantloup it had
turned
>>brilliant yellow. My guess is that unless you have a pure dark green
fruit
>>set on the 815, you have a pumpkin.
>>
>>One thing to consider though, anyone who planted the 815 or 977 on
April
>1st
>>will most definatly grow a squash.
>>
>>An interesting statistic to look at is of the 63 pumpkins grown in
1997
>>weighing 700 lbs. or more, (Al Eatons Family Tree Charts)  33 of these

>pumpkins contain squash in their
>>genetic ancestry!
>>
>>Regards
>>Chris Andersen
>>Moraga, CA
>>
>

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