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Mn

Here is a list that I have made (acording to 07 GPC datta) of seeds that have produced a 1000 pound pumpkin or bigger.

(1) 1502 Wallace
(1) 1450 Wallace
(2) 1446 Werner
(3) 1432 C&P
(4) 1420 LaRue
(5) 1407.3 Wolf
(6) 1407 HEMPHILL
(1) 1370 Rose
(2) 1354 Checkon
(3) 1347 Wallace
(4) 1340 Kline
(5) 1333 Conley
(6) 1317 Bobier
(7) 1315 LaRue
(8) 1314.8 Beauchemin
(9) 1308 McKie
(1) 1295 Jutras
(2) 1275.5 C&P
(3) 1269 Marsh
(4) 1251 Wyckoff
(5) 1248 Ford
(6) 1231 Pukos
(7) 1229 Holland
(8) 1229 PLATTE
(9) 1228 Jutras
(10) 1225 Jutras
(11) 1219 Colbert 2006
(12) 1214.5 Connoly
(13) 1208 Van Houtte
(14) 1201.5 LaRue
(1) 1199 Swartz
(2) 1196 Fazio
(3) 1191 Werner
(4) 1186 Pierce
(5) 1180 DALETAS
(6) 1177 Conley
(7) 1175.5 Bowles
(8) 1174 Wallace
(9) 1173 Macari
(10) 1173 Parks
(11) 1169 Jutras
(12) 1160.5 Hain 04
(13) 1156 LARSON
(14) 1140 Wallace
(15) 1138 Johnson
(16) 1131 Timm

10/15/2007 4:33:16 PM

Mn

(17) 1125 Checkon
(18) 1119 Razo
(19) 1112.8 DALETAS
(20) 1110 Wallace
(21) 1107 Pugh
(22) 1104.8 Helberg 06
(23) 1104 Hester
(24) 1102 Sperry
(1) 1097.5 SPROULE 05
(2) 1097 Beachy
(3) 1093 Hunt 06
(4) 1092 Martin 2006
(5) 1090 TIMM 06
(6) 1086 Holland
(7) 1077.5 Kurkowski
(8) 1076 CHEAM
(9) 1068 Larue
(10) 1068 Wallace 2003
(11) 1065.5 McKie
(12) 1062.5 Stelts
(13) 1062 Parks
(14) 1058.5 TIMM 06
(15) 1057.5 Vader
(15) 1053.5 Werner
(17) 1045 NEEDHAM
(18) 1041.5 McKie
(19) 1044 Privitera
(20) 1042 Neuville
(21) 1039 Koch
(23) 1021 marchand
(24) 1010 HESTER
(25) 1005.9 Werner
(26) 1005.5 Cote
(27) 1005 Werner
(1) 998.6 Pukos
(2) 986 Platte '06
(3) 985 Werner
(4) 983.5 ISOM
(5) 977 WALLACE
(6) 961.5 Urena
(7) 955 Brinkley
(8) 940 Haywood
(9) 934 Durst
(10) 931 Miller
(11) 928 VanHook 2006
(12) 919 Richards

10/15/2007 4:34:50 PM

Mn

(13) 911 Dixon
(14) 905Toftness05
(15) 904 Stelts
(16) 901.5 Leonard
1 878 Hilstolsky
2 875 Northrup
3 863 Skinner
4 848 Brunst
5 840 Parks
6 818.5 SHERWOOD
7 808.5 Gibson
8 805 Pukos
9 802 Kurlich
10 801.5 Stelts
788 CHEAM 1
781.5 Companion 2
772.2 Poirier 3
748 Pukos 4
735 Pukos 5
734 Cheam 6
724 PERHAM 7
723 Bobier 8
720 Noel 9
707 toftness 10
1 695 Handy
2 691 f Edwards
3 664.5 Liggett 03
4 662 Barker
5 602 Simpson
6 588 Young
7 520 Rondeau
8 511 Zaychkowsky
9 500Northrup
10 305 Beachy
11 275 Van Hook 2006

10/15/2007 4:35:05 PM

Mn

Now I know pumpkin growing is not a numbers game but i thought this info might be interesting. The following stats were gathered from the weights above.

Pumpkins that weighed 1000 pounds or more were grown off of seeds that came from:

1500+: 0.7%
1400+: 4.68%
1300+: 7.03%
1200+: 10.93%
1100+: 18.75%
1000+: 21.09%
900+: 12.5%
800+: 7.81%
700+: 7.81%
-600+: 8.59%

What this data means is

ex: 21.09% of this years pumpkins that weighed over 1000 puonds were grown off of pumpkins that weighed between 1099-1000Lbs.

10/15/2007 4:45:21 PM

Mn

So if odds were all that counted in pumpkingrowing you would be more likely to grow a pumpkin over 1000Lbs if you grew as seed that came out of a 1000lb+ pumpkin. This info may help in your seed choices next year.


THERE ARE ERRORS ON THE GPC PAGE SO THIS INFORMATION IS NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE.

10/15/2007 4:47:49 PM

Netherlands

Thanks for the info. I think the above post also proves that more people are growing seed from pumpkins over 1000 lbs than under.

It also proves how many good seeds are out there. We don't all have to fight over two or three top seeds.

10/15/2007 7:43:55 PM

San Diego, Ca.

That is an interesting list but wouldn't the above info show that there are more choices of seeds to grow in the 1000-1099lb range that will reach over 1000lbs because they are more common than seeds from 1400 or 1500lb pumpkins since there just aren't as many seeds to be grown as opposed to numerous seeds from the smaller pumpkins.

10/15/2007 8:01:07 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Interesting data Alex. I think Gourdzilla makes a good point. Brad may be correct as well. Personally I like to look at the crosses, how the mother and father performed in each cross, and what the seeds produced in the past, when considering a seed's potential. Although I admit, so far orange color has greatly influenced my choices.
Thanks for putting the data together.

10/15/2007 8:09:00 PM

Mn

correct gourdzilla...i expect that next year the % will swing to the higher numbers. I also think that we should try more small pumpkins

10/15/2007 8:10:52 PM

Cologne Brescia Italy

Sorry but may be I have't undestand well cause my bad english!
you say that the number in side of your list is the number of the pumkins that this seed have growed?
ex 1110 wallace (20) pumpkins ower 1000?
Please let me know and sorry
Sergio

10/16/2007 12:45:11 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Alex,
I didn't notice those numbers in parenthesis, until Sergio asked the question. Can you explain what they mean?

10/16/2007 1:09:59 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

I think I figured it out. You're counting the number of seeds that have produced over 1000 lbers., in 100 lb. brackets...such as 24 from 1100-1200 lbs., 27 from 1000-1100 lbs., etc. Correct?

10/16/2007 1:15:40 PM

Indiana

Interesting observation, however I will not support the conclusion as accurate. This is due to the propensity to skew the data by weight selection rather than genetic merits.

10/16/2007 1:41:59 PM

Mn

correct doug.

Tom i had no intention for this to make up for genetics. This just might help if you are trying to decide weather you shoud grow a 900lber with great genetics or 1100lber with great genetics.

Great genetics could also be replaced by "same cross". This would be a slighty faulty analogy because the 1231 and 998 pukos are an exception. There are likely more exceptions to this idea though.

10/16/2007 7:01:47 PM

Mn

should elaborate that the 1231 and 998 are an exception because of the propecidy for the 998 to grow huge fruit ie. 1698

10/16/2007 7:03:20 PM

Mn

i'm such an idiot the 1231 and 998 are different crosses
so ignore what i said about them and same cross.

10/16/2007 7:04:43 PM

Mn

i'm sure that there is an example were there is two pumpkins with the same cross and the smalller one did better

10/16/2007 7:06:11 PM

Greencastle, PA

723 Bobier vs. 845 Bobier

10/16/2007 11:58:04 PM

Greencastle, PA

also 1068 Wallace vs. 1133 Demers

10/16/2007 11:58:23 PM

Mn

there you go. thanks

10/17/2007 2:46:50 PM