Polination

Question for the group: 

I have some really great seedlings this year from some very good past
performers.  Generally speaking, will I have the same, better, or worse luck
if the plant self polinates, versus cross polinates with another plant? 

Let's try to keep this simple.  I'm only comparing the same variety - all
Atlantic Giants. Some of the seeds came from 1500 pound pumpkins, some from
1400 pounders, etc.  I have several of each.  So, is it better to let the
plant from the 1500 pound pumpkin polinate itself, or do I polinate it from
it's sister-seed which is now another plant, or do I polinate it with the
plant of another seed from another pumpkin/plant entirely, which was also
1400 - 1500 pounds last year? 

Surely, there has to be some science behind this. 

Thanks, 


JIM
Pumpkin grower and weed puller
http://blog.acker1.com/ 

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