Re: seeds

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• To: "Scooty" <t*@netnet.net>, <p*@athenet.net>
• Subject: Re: seeds
• From: "* C* <m*@neo.lrun.com>
• Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 08:42:37 -0500

Scooty:
	The seed from a hybrid fruit will not come true to type, meaning - yes,
you'd get all kinds of wacky pumpkin type plants with a wide variety of
pumpkin like squash.  A 227lb Burpees Prizewinner is impressive.  I'll bet
it has a beautiful shape and good color too.
	However, don't bother to save seed from this pumpkin.  Either buy new
Burpees seed next year (that's the marketing concept behind hybrids, great
looking fruit, buy new seed every year) or perhaps you might like to try
growing an Atlantic Giant Pumpkin from seeds obtained through this e-mail
community, P&P Seed Co. etc.  Atlantic Giant, Big Max (ave 100 lbs,) Big
Moon (ave 100-200 lbs) are considered open pollinated varieties, meaning -
you can save its seed and it will come true to type when grown out the next
season.

Michael 
mcohill@neo.lrun.com

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> From: Scooty <teiid@netnet.net>
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: seeds
> Date: Thursday, October 30, 1997 7:13 PM
> 
> hi everyone,
> 
> Has anyone grown Burpee's Prizewinner Hybrid?  I was wondering if  I
saved
> seed from a self pollinated 227# prizewinner pumpkin would it produce
> pumpkins of that quality the following year?  I have heard seeds from
> hybrids do wacky things .  Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> thanks,
> Scooty
> teiid@netnet.net
> http://netnet.net/~teiid/ 

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