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From:
s*@magma.ca
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 8:00
PM
Subject: Needham seeds ready to
roll.
All my seeds are finally dry and ready to go.
If you see something below that you would like - sent me a
self addressed bubble pak - prestamped if mailing from Canada - otherwise send
along a dollar to cover return postage.
1064.5 Needham 2000 EXH
Biggest pumpkin grown in Canada in 2000 but split in mid
September while still gaining a solid 10 pounds per day. Very light yellow
color. Weighed about 6% heavy.
Grown from the 862.5 Hester* and pollinated with Mombert
940.
Came from 325 ft square plant.
901 Needham 2000 - formerly known as the 904.8 Needham which
was weighed with the tarp. Self pollinated Checkon 815. Fifth place at the
Clarence 2000 weighoff. Limited seeds.
734.5 Needham 2000 - 5th at Ottawa.The surprise of the patch
- I quit measuring this fruit in August because of the odd beanbag chair
shape. Every time I measured it I would get different numbers - anyway
never considered this plant as a "top" plant thus never had any supplemental
water or fert. Borrowed a hanging scale before Ottawa to try and decide which
fruit to take to Ottawa and this one came up the heaviest of the remaining
fruit. 9.8% heavy.Came from the 894 Geerts seed and pollinated with Eaton 780.
724 Needham 2000 EST - Nicest looking pumpkin I grew this
year - was scheduled to go to Ottawa but quit growing in early September and
developed a soft spot on it which eventually turned to rot. Grown from
McIntyre 835 and pollinated with 357 Needham 1999. This seed should produce
some great orange color.
660.5 Needham 2000 EXH - was second fruit taken to Ottawa -
thought it may be ruled a squash as it was turning a green tinge.
Biggest over the chart fruit of 2000 at plus 11%. Grown from
Eaton 780 and pollinated with McIntyre 835.
545 Needham 2000 UOW - grown on my Mombert 866 plant that I
severely damaged during "pruning experiments".
Great dark orange color and smooth skinned. Crossed with
Eaton 780. Another interesting cross with potential.
430 Needham 2000 UOW - the darkest orange AG you would ever
likely see. Was my second biggest fruit on the first of August but feel that I
hampered its development by not getting it shaded soon enough. Got very dark
colored early in the year and did not grow that much after that point. I had
this fruit at the gate where we sell pumpkins and had at least a dozen people
ask if it was fake as it had such great shape and color. Very smooth almost no
ribbing. Grown from the 357 Needham 99 and pollinated with Mombert
866.
This seed should produce awesome color and shape as it was
the cross between my two darkest orange fruit. I will be planting this seed as
well as the 357 Needham as replacements for Burpee's Prizewinners pumpkins to
sell in the fall.
I had the luxury of planting some great seeds lines this
year and made some crosses on some cull fruit that have potential
Needham Cull # 1 - 780 Eaton female - 697 Ciliberto
pollinator
Needham Cull # 2 - 697 Ciliberto female - 625 Kennedy
pollinator
Needham Cull # 3 - 815 Checkon female - 866 Mombert
pollinator - I really like this cross and will be planting a few in 2001.
Gotta be some power in this cross.
Needham Cull # 4 - 937 Mombert female - 866 Mombert
pollinator - great Mombert lines in this cross.
Needham Cull # 5 - 357 Needham female - 697 Ciliberto
pollinator - should produce great low maintenance plants with good fruit
color.
Of course if you have seeds to barter - by all means send
them along as one can never have too many seeds.
NOTE - my address is not the same as last
year!!
Glenn Needham
1157 River Road
Braeside, Ontario
K0A-1G0
