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Direct Start Update: 5/26/97


Direct Start Update: 5/26/97.

Planted Monday evening 4/14/97.

Temperatures since planting:

Average Maximum: 62
Average Minimum: 40
High: 77
Low: 22


Planted in heated Direct Start Mounds, covered at night with a blanket.  (See
article on Dan’s Pumpkin Page for details.)  All mounds have had their window
top removed a window wall erected around them with a partial top.

Mound #1

AG-553-92-GB (8 frozen seeds) Child of Ray Waterman’s 780.5 Parent of my 93
641 and a 93 630 in NH.

Update 5/26/97:  largest leaf 16", Vine length 28" thinned to 2 plants will
make final selection in 3 weeks,.

Mound #2

Primary: AG-717-91-MM (2 Frozen Seeds) Mike MacDonald parent of many 700+.

Update 5/26/97: largest leaf 16", Vine length 24".  Right now it looks like
this will be my choice for this mound.

Backup : AG-917-96-PNZ (2 Seeds) Zehr 

Update 5/26/97: largest leaf 13", Vine length 18".

Mound #3

Primary: AG-798-95-PNZ (2 Seeds) Zehr related to their World Record??

Update 5/26/97: largest leaf 16", Vine length 21".  This will be my choice
for this mound if it keeps doing well.  I’m selecting this based on some
research I did after the comment from Pumkinguy about the grandparents of big
one produce better than their grandchildren.

Backup #1: AG-887-95-LO (1 Frozen Seed) Lorrraine Orr

Update 5/26/97: pulled.

Backup #2: AG-846.5-95-LR (1 Frozen Seed) Child Of 567.5 Mombert

Update 5/26/97: largest leaf 15", Vine length 13".

This has been a unusually cool start with low high temperatures but higher
minimum temperatures.  Plants look great but are behind other years so far.


George Brooks
N. Tewksbury, MA USA

Approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston in the Merrimack River Valley.
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