Season 2001

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This year I am using some purchased seeds, some traded seeds and some PNWGPG membership donated seed. I have selected several 2000 year “unproven” seeds to eliminate the pressure of any knowledge that I have planted a known “proven” seed.

(Why add any more pressure to an already pressure-packed sport is my thought.)

Any thoughts, insights, cautions or otherwise appreciated. The 1064.5 Needham 2000 EXH and the 1048 Cox 2000 were planted out in cloches last Wednesday, most of the rest will move to waiting cloches today.

And now….

The 2001 “Magnificent Seven” (Thanks Paul Thompson for reminding me that only 4 lived in the movie…. just the kind of encouragement I DON”T need….  J   )

1064.5 Needham 2000 EXH

1048.0  Cox 2000

1025.0  Bobier 2000

1007.0  Brown 2000

  940.0  Mombert 1998

  823.0  Glasier 1998

807.5    Hester 2000

Planed crosses – Why planned

1) 1064. 5 Needham 2000 EXH x 807.5 Hester 2000 – To bring more true squash for bulk, yet retain 567.5 Mombert 1992 orange genes

2) 1064.5 Needham 2000 EXH x 1025 Bobier 2000 – To bring the power of the 935 Lloyd 1997 to the cross

3) 1048 Cox 2000 x 823 Glasier 1998 – To bring more 567.5 Mombert 1992 to the cross

4) 1048 Cox 2000 x 1025 Bobier 2000 – To bring the power of the 935 Lloyd 1997 to the cross

5) 1025 Bobier 2000 x 823 Glassier 1998 – To bring more 567.5 Mombert 1992 to the cross

6) 1025 Bobier 2999  x 1048 Cox 2000 – To bring 567.5 Mombert 1992, 792 Holland 1993 and 722 Holland 1992 to the cross

7) 1007 Brown 2000 x 823 Glasier -  To bring the 567.5 Mombert 1992 to the cross

8) 1007 Brown 2000 x 1025 Bobier 2000 – To bring both the 567.5 Mombert 1992 and the 935 Lloyd 1997 to the cross

9) 940 Mombert 1998 x 1025 Bobier 2000 – To bring the 935 Lloyd 1997 to the cross

10) 940 Mombert x 1064.5 Needham 2000 EXH – To bring the 567.5 Mombert 1992 from both sides, plus some true squash bulk from the female side

11) 823 Glassier 1998 x 1025 Bobier 2000 - To bring the 935 Lloyd 1997 to the cross

12) 807.5 Hester 2000 x 1064.5 Needham 2000 –  To bring the 567.5 Mombert 1992 from both sides, plus some true squash bulk from the female side

13) 807.5 Hester 2000 x 823 Glassier 1998 - To bring some 567.5 Mombert 1992 to the cross

Ah yes, 13 crosses, a great Halloween kind of number……… I hope J

Mike Stephenson

Beaverton, OR

Personal Best – 819 EXH