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Re: Zehr 1061

In a message dated 97-09-24 00:47:21 EDT, gheyne@midas.millcomm.com writes:

Subj:	 Zehr 1061
Date:	97-09-24 00:47:21 EDT
From:	gheyne@midas.millcomm.com (George Heyne)
To:	pumpkins@athenet.net (BB-pumpkins)

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

I have a Zehr 798 from 1995 and it has a very large stem split but it did not
enter the seed cavity.  It is unusual for a stem split to enter the seed
cavity.  Blossom end splits almost always enter the seed cavity.  I would
suspect stem splits in the strain are inherent.

George Brooks
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