Re: Pumpkin Metamorphosis
Yes .... I should have saved it for next year and entered it as a pumpkin.
Lyle Rockwell wrote:
> was that your GPC winner from 98?
>
> Robert Troy wrote:
>
> > I had an 815 Anderson that was as green as a dollar bill. After sitting in may
> > garage for three months, it turned completely orange ! Figure that one out.
> >
> > Bob T.
> >
> > Lyle Rockwell wrote:
> >
> > > Doug,
> > > Your welcome for the seeds, but I am curious, what seed did the greening
> > > pumpkin come from? Mine has given off lots ofgreen hues and hints inside the
> > > cantalouping, and some on the list lately have discussed that being not just
> > > genetic, but possibly an environmental, conditional thing. I am not convinced
> > > one way or another,but curious if the seed that grew this fruit has other
> > > tendancies. Some of the best seed out there has thrown squash , or
> > > pumpkin/squashJeckyl/Hyde type situations. This year alone the Eaton 1009 grew
> > > the biggest squash in Clarence, while in years past the Sproule 968, Mackenzie
> > > 1010, Andersen 815 to name a few have either thrown a squash or two, converted
> > > a couple, or just plain grown all squash. I guess with any seed, there is no
> > > guarantee, as years ago, most of these AG's have had squash introduced into its
> > > genetic background to create heavier pumpkins through wall thickness and other
> > > squash type niceties..
> > > Anyways, green does look awesome carved, so have fun with it..
> > >
> > > Doug.Parker@sce.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > All............
> > > >
> > > > Here are the end of season stats for my first year growing AGs:
> > > >
> > > > Lessons learned - plenty
> > > > Mistakes made - even more
> > > > 250 Lbs - Green (226 OTT)
> > > > 245 Lbs - Orange (224 OTT)
> > > >
> > > > One of my mistakes was planting too early, which means I've had my two
> > > > "pickling fruit" setting on the back porch now for over a month. They're
> > > > holding up quite well and will make it to Halloween just fine. However,
> > > > during the last couple of weeks I've noticed that the orange one (of the
> > > > creamy salmon type) is becoming increasingly green. What started out as
> > > > some light green patches down towards its resting side have spread to the
> > > > point that they now cover about 45% of the surface area. I've seen this
> > > > greening effect with Prizewinners where, once picked, the pale yellow
> > > > resting side slowly turns a dark forest green. But it doesn't invade the
> > > > orange. Here, the green is actually displacing the salmon orange. Is this
> > > > normal? At this rate I'll have a completely green squashkin by the end of
> > > > the month. Not that I'm complaining mind you, I think green is fine. I'm
> > > > just surprised.
> > > >
> > > > Congrats to all who have weighed in so far and best of luck to all the rest
> > > > this weekend.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again Rocky for all the wonderful seeds.
> > > >
> > > > Doug Parker
> > > > Sierra Madre CA
> > > >
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