Re: 2003 Seeds Available
- Subject: Re: 2003 Seeds Available
- From: "Frankl" F*@G0uls.freeserve.co.uk
- Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:44:49 -0000
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Needham" <sven@magma.ca>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 1:03 PM
Subject: 2003 Seeds Available
> 2003 season is over as it is snowing here this morning:(
>
> Here is a rundown of my seeds avaialable to all.
>
> 983 Needham 03 - Not the pumpkin that I thought was going to be my
heaviest.
> Grown on 805 Pukos - pollinated 845 Bobier. 358ott- +4.78%
>
> 931 Needham 03 DMG - This one was my biggest late Aug - cracked early
Sept -
> but must have been cracked long before that underneath as it leaked out
> allot of fluids on its weigh to Spencerville fair and was quite
deteriorated
> inside after opening up. Suspect it weighed close to its ott est earlier.
> Grown on 1064.5 Needham on a secondary 6 feet from the stump. Decided to
> cross this guy back green - to get the green back into the linage so is
> pollinated 895 Hester. 375 ott.
>
> 924.5 Rancourt 03 - This one was a surprise - might have been babying the
> wrong plant as it was lighter than thought. Grown on 1236 Eaton and
> pollinated with 805 Pukos that produced the 983. 378ott - 16.22%
>
> 834 Needham 03 - Big dark orange fruit with no guts! Grown on the 940
> Mombert 98 plant that kept growing real late into Sept. Maybe the next 582
> Hester?? Similar cross - pollinated with 845 Bobier. 379 ott - 25% light!
>
> 793 Needham 03 - Grown on 845 Bobier plant sec. which was one of my best
> plants but could not get a main vine set on. Selfed this one. Huge seeds
if
> that means anything. 333 ott +4.84%
>
> Cull 1 Needham 03 - another sqaush/pumpkin cross that I planned - grown on
> my 963 Needham* plant - pollinated with 845 Bobier - could be a
interesting
> green producer for next season. Another fruit grown on a sec. that had to
be
> harvested early due to fruit damaged accidently by myself.
>
> All seeds available to anyone-send me yours as well if you have them to
> offer.
>
> Canadians - send self addressed stamped bubble pak
> USA - send self addressed bubble pak with a dollar to cover return
postage.
>
> Glenn Needham
> 1157 River Road
> Braeside, Ontario
> K0A-1G0
> Canada
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
> Can you supply seeds to the UK. I have just started a Young Gardeners Club
and they are very keen to grow a big one for next years show. Please advise
if you can possibly help, what postage, costs etc? Mant thanks,
Frank.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS