Oregon Update, The Basic Stats
Well 1999 is over in the patch now, and all my fruit are weighed in. After
the hail storm when things started growing again everything was hush hush to
not junx the few that remained. Now its said and done and here is what I
dredged out of the Hester patch this year.
#862.5 SQ "Incredible Hulk" Undeniably green, undenialably squash, no
squmpkin here. It was a #900.5 Lyons crossed with my #469 (alias 30.7%
heavy). 1st at Remlingers, 2nd in GPC, 5th largest ever.
#850.5 "Beheamoth" Glowing Orange, #801.5 Stelts x #990 Bax, 1st at Northwest
Championships.
#793 "Critical Mass" pale orange, #879 Holland x #697 Ciliberto, 5th at
Hoffmans Dairy Garden.
#743 "Stapuff" white, #935 Lloyd x 946 Geerts, 3rd at Half Moon Bay.
#688 "Popeye" Long and Orange, #720 Hester x #946 Geerts (3 lobes) & #990 Bax
(3 lobes). Took very good care to pollinate each lobe individually as an
experiment.
2nd at Remlingers.
#611.5 SQ "Slimer" 3rd at Remlingers. #900.5 Lyons x #737 Stellpflug.
And Now the rest, all weighed in whole on certified scales....
#541, #697 Ciliberto x 935 Lloyd
#523, #469 Hester x 801.5 Stelts
#517.5, #469 Hester x 866 Mombert, 3rd at Puyallup Fair.
#508, #615 Hester x Open, 9th at Northwest Championships
#490 SQ, #737 Stellpflug x Open
#486, #801.5 Stelts x 866 Mombert, 1st at Clackamas County Fair
#474.5 SQ, #738 Stellpflug x 900.5 Lyons, 1st at Puyallup Fair (Squash)
#471, #946.5 Geerts x 935 Lloyd
#465, #946.5 Geerts x 935 Lloyd (nearly twins)
#454, #475 Hester x 697 Ciliberto, 1st at Oregon State Fair.
#453, #990 Bax x Selfed
#438, #935 Lloyd x 990 Bax, 23rd at Hoffmans Dairy Garden
#433, #946.5 Geerts x 990 Bax
#428, #560 LaRue x 879 Holland
#419, #918 Handy x Open
#417, #560 LaRue x 990 Bax
#413 SQ, #815 Anderson x Open
#412, #697 Ciliberto x Open
#408, #741 Geerts x Open
#403, #990 Bax x 935 Lloyd
#400.5 #721 Lyons x Open
There you have it, seeds are available soon, but the drying room is getting a
workout.
One can only spculate what might have been if that damn hail storm hadn't
ripped through the patch. I guess that leaves pleanty of room for
improvement. in 2000!!!
Take Care,
Brett The Pumpkinguru Hester
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