Re: Shapiro 506
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- Subject: Re: Shapiro 506
- From: c* s*
- Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 00:30:25 -0800
dan , i would be interested in your seeds. could you email your address and
how you want to handle it. thanx craig
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Shapiro <dgs@leland.stanford.edu>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: Shapiro 506
>I grew out a second generation myself ... the plant was aggressive,
>cooperative, and healthy, but only produced three 300lb pumpkins. As I
>remember, Mark Martinek also grew it out and got a pumpkin in the 470-490
>lb range.
>
>By aggressive, I mean it outpaced a Lloyd 935 and a Black 376 (inches!).
>By cooperative, I mean it produced lots of female flowers at exactly the
>right time. By healthy, I mean the leaves seemed to resist wilting, and
>resist mildew as well.
>
>I have more seeds if anyone is interested.
>
> Dan Shapiro
>
>>Did anyone else plant this seed last year? I planted one but it was badly
>>damaged by a hail/windstorm. It did manage to survive and set a pumpkin
but
>>without a main vine and half a stump it didn't get very big. However, the
>>pumpkin it did set was very long and had big shoulders for its size. I did
>>see some things I liked about this plant and am thinking of trying it
>>again. Anyone else?
>> Not to mention the killer cross that made it:
>>
>>Shapiro 506 = Geerts 946.5 X Orr 887.
>>
>>
>>
>>John
>>
>>
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