Re: Ontario Update/697C
- Subject: Re: Ontario Update/697C
- From: W* K*
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 09:40:35 -0400
Sounds like everyone has had a great start, are you from
Ontario...............Wayne
----------
> From: D1109@aol.com
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Ontario Update/697C
> Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 7:23 AM
>
> Hi Rocky Wayne and other Ciliberto growers
>
> I am not growing a Ciliberto 697, but one of it's offspring, technically
a
> grandchild. It is the 859 1998 Dalton, grown from the 1997 743
Castellucci
> which was a 697 Ciliberto X 567.5 Mombert cross. It's largest pumpkin was
> pollinated on 6\19 and as of last night had a circumference of 102.5
inches.
> This is the best start that I have ever had.
>
> I have another 697 Ciliberto offspring plant growing also. The 720
Hester.
> This seed is from a 697X 567.5 Mombert cross too. The pumpkin on this
plant
> was pollinated on 7\8 and has only reached 45 inches in circumference.
> Nevertheless, I think that this pumpkin will go far.
>
> Good luck to all of you growers out there.
>
> Ed Pappas
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
