Duh! The type is Atlantic Giant! From the P&P Seed Co. I thought they were the only ones that really got that large. Is there another type out there that gets as big? Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Ewing Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 2:14 PM To: pumpkins@mallorn.com Subject: Re: WI growers...storm damage? It sounds like Atlantic Giant 800 which would mean
they came from an 800 lb pumpkin but the grower is
unknown. I don't know for sure because I am new too
so maybe someone else can tell you.
--- Sandra Rodoni <SandraRodoni@msn.com> wrote:
>
> 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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