How do I find out what my seeds are? I still have the package and handwritten on it is AG 800. Does that mean something? Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: Cliff Warren Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 12:54 PM To: pumpkins@mallorn.com Subject: Re: WI growers...storm damage?
Maybe I can handle this one... ;-)
You'll often see seeds (or perhaps plants grown from that
seed) referred to as a number and a name, and perhaps a
year. The number cooresponds to the weight of the pumpkin
that the seed came from, and the name is the name of the
grower. Sometimes a year is also quoted after the name of
the grower.
So, an 876.5 Lloyd would be a seed (or perhaps a plant
grown from that seed) that came from an 876.5 pound pumpkin
that "Lloyd" grew. (Lloyd being a surname.) If it was
"876.5 Lloyd 00", that would further designate that the
pumpkin was grown in the year 2000.
Good luck with this hobby,
Cliff in Idaho
>From: "Sandra Rodoni" <SandraRodoni@msn.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Re: WI growers...storm damage?
>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:44:02 -0700
>
>
>Hi All,
>Sorry for yet more ignorance, but what are the 876.5 Lloyd, 788, Wentzell,
>etc.? Are these types of Pumpkins?
>
>I'm also sorry to hear about your damage. I hope that the rest of the
>season is better for you. My seeds haven't even sprouted and I would be
>devastated if something happened to them.
>
>Sandi
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Casey N.
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 9:35 AM
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: WI growers...storm damage?
>
>Hi list....
>
>Whats the damage report from all the Wisconsin growers??? HOly cow, the
>storms came through like a freight train here. There are leaves and side
>vines snapped off everywhere on the plants in the main patch, the 825 shy,
>876.5 lloyd, and 788 Wentzell. The 825 shymanski got it the worse. Most of
>the tall leaves were snapped and some of the side vines that did not fall
>over yet were snapped too. The 788 Wentzell's tall leaves were broken off
>too, they were some nice leaves. The 876.5 Seemed to get through with the
>least amount of damage. There are holes in the leaves from hail on every
>plant, but there is no visible damage to the main vine on any plant, which
>is good.
>
>The new patch seems to be ok too. The 616 corkum and 655 Johnson got
>through
>the storms with just some holes in the leaves.....same with the 772
>creuziger. I thought the 616 would have been worst hit, seems most
>vulnerable, but it was the least affected. The 535 Lloyd had a accident
>though. When i took off the cold frames, i just lifted them up and set them
>to the side of the plants, well the one next to the 535 (was about 3-4 feet
>away) was blown back on top of the 535 and forced the main vine, that was
>just about to vine, to fall to the ground. Amazingly i could not find any
>kinks or tears in the main vine and seems to be ok. The 535's biggest leaf
>was snapped off also, and some holes in the leaves. My 762 plant had a leaf
>snapped right off and the main vine was uprooted(it had some taproots in
>the
>ground already), but it seems fine. Other than that, i think the main patch
>the holds the trifecta (825, 876.5, and 788) was underwater for a short
>period of time....plenty of water! The new patch is showing it's not to
>well
>soaking water in ability and there is a huge puddle in the NW corner of the
>patch. no pumpkins are there, the 616 is in the NE corner.
>
>that was some crazy weather. We have a pine tree that was uprooted and fell
>onto our satallite dish, so now we don't have cable at the moment. We were
>actually under a tornado warning last night, but the heavier damage was
>done
>to just to our north west, about 10-12 miles or so away...THank GOODnesS!!
>There are trees down and telephone poles snapped in half in that area
>(Plover, WI).
>
>Casey Neuville
>Amherst Jct., WI
>personal best-"Iris"~762lbs in 2000
>
>
>
>
>
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