Re: Eaton 853 & 664

>Greetings Chris-re your query about this year.
>
>My best plant out of 5 plots turned out to be a 946.5 Geerts 96.I started
>seeds May 21 and pollinated late and both fruit were still growing when cut
>from the plant.Both were perfect growers with no cracks,splits.oozing or
>problems of any kind.
>
>       853 Eaton 97--946.5 Geerts 96 x 758 MacDonald 96
>                    -pollinated July 16,Sept 26-30 still averaging 4#/day
>                    -OTT inches=342
>                    -758 parents were #1 and #3 in world in '95
>
>       664 Eaton 97--same plant,on a side vine,pollinated July 20
>                    -pollinator 1006 Greer 96,OTT inches=317
>                    -cut from plant Sept 10 to help 853 growth
>
>In 98 half of my 6 plants will be from these fruit.This may be a bit
lengthy
>but I wanted to give you enough details to consider a trade for seeds from
>your famous achieviement in 97.---------Best Regards----Al Eaton,Eastern
>Ontario,Canada
>
>P.S.Both males (758 and 1006) were crippled by the sun on an especially hot
>day when the heat killed the growing tips of the main vine.This was my
first
>experience with this problem.Looking back,I think they were growing rapidly
>with very tender buds in the main vine growing tips and since both vines
>were heading south they couldn't take the heat and the tip was burnt.After
>that,having only side vines to work with I concentrated on other plants.
> There is no way of knowing what these plants might have produced,I can
only
>say they were excellent growers until I gave up on them.
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Al,

Thank you for the information on your seeds & crosses. Based on your
measurements both your pumpkins were well over the charts % wise, indicating
a good trait, "thick walls".  As you know my 977 @ 374" total was massive
but also 3% under the charts! I would be very interested in working an
exhchange of seeds as I am interested in crossing  thick wall traits into
the 977 next growing season!

Thanks Again!
Chris Andersen
Moraga, Calif.

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