Re: Eaton 853 & 664

pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
> 
> >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.
> ====================================================
> 
> 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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Chris, 
	I am severely depressed... I was wondering, did all the 977 seeds go
out yet? I was wondering if you have sent out the seeds yet to the 977?
Any chance of knowing if one made it my way? I havent slept since the
news you were out.. I sent a bubble pack out to Moraga, and have
recieved nothing back... Maybe I was one of the unlucky ones... Oh well,
I still have Marv's seeds to depend on.. Hehe...
				Rocky

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