Re: Steve's update!
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Steve's update!
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 11:37:21 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-11 13:37:53 EDT, you write:
> Steve,
>
> Sorry to hear the 561's= 941X1006 rotted the 1006father was absolutely the
> slowest growing plant in the patch Darn near pulled it ...put it in a throw
> together patch so I could use it as a pollinator.......basically left it
> alone and it got minimal care.....it was the puniest plant and the pumpkin
> set on it was in last place......then it happen and i don't know why it
> just took off late in the season and popped a 702my largest for
> 97.......the 941plantpumpkin 561 weighed in 60lbs over the charts and was
> an extremely thick shoulder pumpkin so the cross has the
> potential.......with a good background......the other seed from 606 plant
> which is the 449marcellus by the 559geerts the parents of these pumpkins
> are from the famous 804X990.......and it is always best to try and start
> seeds in a controled setting...also Steve don't hold back plant lots of
> back-ups ....i plant 30-35 seeds for 8 sites and you would be surprised how
> mother nature can whittle them down......good luck !!...brock
Well, I do have one more 561 to try! Yeah it will be late, but if it does take
off, I can figure out frost protection later. I am sure we could figure out a
heated makeshift greenhouse structure if we had to. Brett is sending me 627.5
Hester replacements, I badly need that fast growing trait now. Of course I
know that all of these could take off at any time! I can at least use the
slower ones as pollinators.
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