Re: Cucurbits, pumpkins, squash, squmpkins--AHHH!
>Hi, Brock,
>
>I am definitely in agreement that a defined standard is a good thing for
>all. You
>had made some argument earlier for this also being something simply
>applied. I
>would agree fully with that. It may be that in order to establish an easily
>applied standard that folks are either going to have to do away with
>percentages or
>have a uniform way of determining them (preferably taking about 15 seconds to
>apply!). I would just hate to see it come down to saying: we even agree
>what is a
>pumpkin so anything goes. The more lax the tolerance level, the greater
>will be
>the prevalence of non-orange genes in our sport. As it is, most of us are
>hesitant
>to grow seed that we fear might be a big greenie. For giant pumpkin
>growers this
>is as it should be. It makes it less likely for all of us trading seeds
>that we
>will end up with a surprise squash. I think a tighter standard would be
>easier to
>enforce consistently and would help all of us pumpkin lovers in the long run.
>
>Regards,
>Chris Wilbers
>Springfield, MO
>
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Now were talking, there are two ways we can go "open up" or "tighten up"
"Opening up" is a can of worms and too much for most to swallow at this
time. I agree with your thinking. Realistically there are so few times
that a pumpkin is questionable and perhaps the "Grid" idea ......might be
the easiest way to deal with the subjective % call that some poor judge is
uncomfortable to make because its hard to prove. This way you have a
standard that we all would have to be subject to at GPC sites from time to
time. There are many very clever engineers out there that grow AG'S
theres got to be an easy way to make a good fair call on
%................Brock
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