Re: easy to tell if it is squash...

HeyGuy's: Why screw around with this again, make a third section ,squashum, squash added to pumpkin to weigh heavy,
The squash people don't want them, the pumpkin people feel they are being cheated with that touch of squash for heavy
walls. Let's face it, there are four choices - Squash Class - Pumpkin Class - Squashum Class - OR Just heaviest fruit.

Your choice ????


At 01:13 PM 10/9/01 , you wrote:
>
>  "If its all green, its squash, all others, pumpkins." --Hester
>
>  "if it's all orange, its a pumpkin, all others squash. --Gordon
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>ok...I like brett's comment better. I think that instead of 25% green it
>should be more like 60% green to be considered a squash. It does not take
>much to make a pumpkin a squash with 25% green. I think the development of
>green is not totally controlable by the grower. And if you can tell the
>underlying color is orange, cream, yellow, pink or whatever, under that
>green, it should be a pumpkin. Especially if you can tell with 35% green or
>less.
>
>In my case this year, i had a 876.5 lloyd pumpkin turn close to 90% green
>(more of a grayish color actually) on me...and yes i do consider that a
>squash, you could not see or tell an underlying orange, cream, or pink color
>on more than 60% on it. If anyone wants to see a pic of my 590.5 from the
>876.5 lloyd and see a pumpkin that turned to almost a real squash, send me
>an email privately.
>
>this is my opinion and suggestion.
>
>thanks
>
>
>Casey Neuville
>Amherst Jct., WI
>personal best-"Iris"~762lbs in 2000
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
P.E.I. Record Holder @ 945 lbs. 2001

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