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Re: Greer 1006

Marv,
   Chances are that the 1006 will not be a good seed. You never know in this
business, but if you look back, objectively, almost all of the 900 plus
pumpkins have been disappointing the following year. Look at the parents of
all the big pumpkins in Gus Saunders newsletter. Only 3 of the top 40
pumpkins came from 900 plus pound parents. 33 of the top 40 pumpkins came
from parent seeds under 800 pounds. 27 of the top 40 came from seeds under
700 pounds. If you are planting unproven seeds and you look at the
statistics....you are better off to plant a seed from a 400,500 or 600
pounder that had big grandparents. There are exceptions to every rule, and
the 1006 and the1061 may be great but the history of the biggest pumpkins in
the world shows there is a better than even chance that they won't be stellar
performers. Another thing to look at is the % of big pumpkins that are
produced by a given seed. Lets make up an example. Seed "X" was tried by 200
people and it produced one 950 pound pumpkin and not much else. I don't like
200 to one shots. Seed "Y" produced 6 - 700 pounders, 3 - 800 pounders and
was tried by 50 people. I would much rather try seed "Y". I would be happy to
have a 1006 or a 1061 in my collection, but I would wait till next year to
see how it does. If you are planting 10 plants, take a couple gambles for the
fun of it. If you are planting 1 or 2, go with proven stuff.
                                         pumkinguy@aol.com
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