Re: lineage/genetics/characteristics

Scott,
    So let me get this straight. You grew both of those plants, each being
the female and corresponding male to the other? The males characterstics
will not show up until the following year, as itis used to set the plant,
and its genetics for years to come, but has little dto do with this years
characterstics. This is along the same lines of the discussion that went on
a few weeks ago, where some do not understand why the male is listed in the
parantage, and it shoud be the grandparents of the female that should
actually be listed. Next year, I believe that if you grow one of each of
those seeds, you will see some mix of the two pumpkins, and less
dissimiarities than youdid this year.

Rocky

Scott_Armstrong@LNOTES3.bankofny.com wrote:

> ---------------------- Forwarded by Scott Armstrong on 11/04/98 10:42 AM
> ---------------------------
>
> Hi everybody.  Now that things have died down a little, i have a
> question: I grew 2 plants this year,, the dills 715, and the mombert
> 750.  They have the exact same lineage.  the same mother and the same
> father, yet they look incredibly different.  my 750 plant grew a really
> round smooth orange pumpkin, while the 715 grew an ugly mottled
> cantelouped peach colored, deep ribbed pumpkin.  i know this is going to
> sound idioitic, but why such dissimilarities?  i mean, my brother and
> myself don't look like twins, but you can definatly tell we're related.
> But these 2 looked NOTHING alike.
>
> Scott
>
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