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----- Original Message -----
From:
p*@aiis.net
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 1:42
PM
Subject: Re: UOW Seeds ........
My 2 cents (heavily discounted in world financial
markets)...
It seems to me there are only a few categories of
pumpkins that were unofficial: those with genetic flaws; those with physical
flaws; those with no flaws.
A genetic flaw would include potentially
inherited things as stem splits, Dill rings, abnormal coloration,
etc.
A physical flaw would indicate damage to the pumpkin that
precludes it from being eligible in a weighoff. This flaw would include holes
and animal bites.
The "no flaw" flaw (say that 5 times fast) would
indicate that the pumpkin was a secondary pumpkin or not entered into any
weighoff.
There are, probably, other categories of "flaws", as well.
Beyond general categorizing, I don't think tagging a pumpkin with further info
would be fruitful. Just knowing that a pumpkin has a "flaw" should direct the
grower to the AGGC immediately. There, the grower can find out all the
particulars.
Paul Thompson
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