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RE: Zehr 1061

George -

My Zehr 1061 has not experienced stem splitting.  Early on it looked
like
this plant was not going to be as good as another I had so I decided to
pollinate it with itself in order to get seeds for next year.  I like to
do this
and then cross pollinate the next year.  Currently, I would say my one
pumpkin is 250-350 lbs, although I am not able to take measurements
because of the spot it has grown in my garden (that's another story).  I
plan on taking it out this weekend and I will give you an update at that
time.

Don
Woburn, MA
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From: George Heyne
To: BB-pumpkins
Subject: Zehr 1061
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 1997 12:08AM

My Zehr 1061 plant has been a bust. I started 6-8 pumpkins on the plant
and every pumpkin developed a stem split. The split usually occurred
when
the pumpkin weighed between 75 and 110 pounds. All the splits looked the
same
and there was nothing I could do about it as the split went clear to the
center of the pumpkin.

After seeing the results of the Zehr 1061, I wish I had not used the
male
flowers from this plant to pollinate a number of pumpkins on other
plants.
The stem split looks genetic to me. Has anyone else had this experience
with the Zehr 1061?

George Heyne
Rochester, Minnesota
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