Re:Harrold Eddleman help
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re:Harrold Eddleman help
- From: W* V* I*
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:29:21 -0500 (EST)
At 10:17 AM 3/27/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Harold,
>
>Sure do appreciate your time you have given to the group. As planting time
>nears I am trying to determine what is the best breeding technique. I
>realize that there isn't enough data to make any kind of a conclusion on AG
>yet. But hope that your experience can maybe give me a hint of a pattern
>in plants you have worked with.
>
>
>Here is a slightly suggested phenomenon out of most sibbed crosses there
>only appears to be a handful of good seed (say 10)that are capable of reach
>700+ and then there maybe be a couple of "super seed" or in our layman
>terms "silver bullets" these silver bullets seem to do real well anywhere
>in adequate conditions . And most grower that get lucky enough to have one
>of these seeds all exclaim how the plant and pumpkin wanted to really grow.
>Generally to new heights on the scale. Of course the the desires of every
>grower is to duplicate that seed. Can you shed any light on why there
>only seems to be a few super seed. And is there anyway one could duplicate
>there greatness.
>
>
>Last year I tried only to grow from seed where both parents plants that
>were sibbed , had each produced a big one simultaneously in a patch.
>
>Also in your opinion would it be best for a grower rather than selfing to
>cross a decent brother and sister .
>
>any help or comments is greatly appreciated..........Brock
>
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I would like to ask a dumb question, What is sibbed, I am following
this seed selection quite close and have a lot to learn, Thanks
Bill Van>
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