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canal winchester ohio

Here's the situation. 2 pumpkins on 1 plant, both almost equal in every way ( distance on vine is 3' apart & all secondaries are in front of both the fruit, cross is the same, eveness of both sides good ) and both show the potential of being "the" pumpkin to get me where I want to be. The only difference is that one is perfectly round & the other is elongated.
Here's the question, which one would you choose & why ?
Thanks.............Paul

7/17/2005 8:40:51 PM

Rhode Island

paul

if both pumpkins are on the main and the farther one out is as big as the earlier polination i would go with the later polination for the simple reason that the second pumpkin has more potential if it can keep up with an earlier fruit(on the same vine ) stride for stride

if your talking about a main vine fruit vs a side vine you should go with the main (always)

i personally like a round pumpkin only because they tend to be prettier
in the end though pounds are what count if your growing for competition

the only advantage for a new grower to pick an elongated fruit is that they can be easier to tend as they dont usually grow as tall and require less cutting of tap roots,etc, and also elongated fruit dont seem to have as much tension on the blossom end as the tall ones

dick

7/17/2005 9:48:52 PM

Rexburg, Idaho

Personally I like the long one's. In my patch its long ones that grow the biggest and heaviest. The round one's have less surface area and I would suspect less mass and less weight then the long ones. I also think they are easier to care for.

7/18/2005 12:14:47 AM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

I'm with Brian on this one. I would always choose the longer one. They are easier to care for and, according to my experience, less prone to splitting. The ones that are round early on tend to get wheel shaped later on. "Wheels" have extremely thin blossom ends that are often concave and split easily with the great weight pushing on it from the top of such an extremely high fruit.

7/18/2005 6:12:30 AM

Montoursville, PA

I and those who have tried, to bring me up properly, suggested that football is the way, to choose, when there is a choice.

7/18/2005 9:10:17 AM

canal winchester ohio

Thanks guys, all I've ever had is round fruit & this is the 1st time I've had a choice.......Paul

7/18/2005 4:50:44 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

One thing to think about, is that a round fruit with the same circumference, as an elongated one, is actually larger, as they are usually taller. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong. I've got one at day 7 with a very nice circumference reading, but it is elongated, so not quite as impressive.
Also, how do you measure the circumference on a wheel fruit? If you go stem to to blossom, you are likely underestimating weight(if just circ. is used), because you aren't taking into account the tallness of the fruit.

7/18/2005 7:37:02 PM

San Diego

if it's round and not a wheel, I like them. They are taller and usually tape higher in the ott charts compared to longer fruits, thus heavier. More surface area on the stem and blossom ends which are the heaviest part of the pumpkin. But any pumpkin is a good choice that is on a outside curve growing good to me:)

7/18/2005 8:09:57 PM