RE: Shapiro 506

I am interested!
C. Allwart
632 Fairmont Drive
Salinas, CA  93901

THANKS!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com]On
> Behalf Of craig sandvik
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 1999 12:30 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Shapiro 506
>
>
> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> >>message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> >message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
>

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index