Re: 733 Castellucci

In a message dated 98-06-20 08:26:48 EDT, you write:

<< 
 Greetings Everyone
 I am growing a 733 Castellucci, and a 815 Anderson plant this year. There is
a
 considerable size difference in the leaves between the two plants. The
 Castellucci plant although of the same vine length as the Anderson, has
leaves
 that have grown only approximately two thirds the size of the Anderson plant.
 Is there anyone out here that can comment on there Castellucci 733 growth
 characteristics. 
 
 Thanks,
 Ed Pappas
 Marshfield, Ma
 ------- >>
Ed,
   There is no track record on the 733 so it is impossible to say if the plant
will be good or not. What I can tell you is that leaf size has very little to
do with the ultimate size of the pumpkin. Let me qualify that statement. Some
plants genetically have smaller leaves, some have longer spacing between
leaves, some grow on tall leaf stalks and some are shorter. There have been
big pumpkins on just about every type. I think it is human nature, to prefer
enormous leaves. If you have a plant that is genetically capable of producing
large leaves, but yours are small due to environmental or poor growing
conditions...then the plant may produce inferior pumpkins to match the
inferior leaves. If anyone out there is growing a 733, maybe you could compare
characteristics of the plant with them.
                                                             pumkinguy
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