Re: UOW Seeds ........

Howard : I don't think we should blame Howard for what we as pumpkin growers call a Dill ring. It is really a true genetic fault and let's call it that. Dave McCallum
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From: p*@aiis.net
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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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