Re: MY SEEDS- (567 Mombert - selfed x2)

I would like to have some of the seeds.  Please email your mailing address
so that I can do the rest.  Thank you.  Tim


At 06:54 PM 11/16/98 EST, you wrote:
>O.K., well I do have some seeds from my destroyed pumpkin for you guys, at
>least.
>I still have to wash and dry them, etc. But at least they should be pretty
>decent.
>They are from my pumpkin, which was the 618 Wallace, self pollinated, which
>was from the self pollinated 567.5 Mombert. So they are like a purified
strain
>of the 567.5 Mombert, which seems to be good, I would think! There were NO
>splitting problems at all, and the plant was healthy. I figure this purified
>strain of the Mombert would be great to cross with something like the 627.5
>Hester, or maybe another purified strain with genetics for HEAVY pumpkins,
but
>that have had splitting problems. Maybe the addition of the Mombert's
genetics
>(which I am guessing are about as good as they can get!), would produce a
>super hybrid!
>Anyway, if anyone wants any seeds, let me know. I'll divide them up depending
>on how many people want them, I guess. Also, Beth Rado gets first pick since
>she sent me the seed for the Wallace! The only problem is, WHAT do I call
>them?! I don't know the exact weight of my pumpkin for obvious reasons, so
>would they be called? (??? Sedlar 98)? Well, anyway, even though my pumpkin
>wasn't over 800 pounds or anything, the seed genetics are probably among the
>best you can get for crossing with something. Hey, maybe someone south of the
>equador can grow and cross some, and have some of the resulting seeds for
next
>year. Well anyway, let me know what you guys think of my seeds and if you
want
>any.
> 
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