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Pumpkintown, SC

For years and years newbies to Heavy Hitters(many Heavy Hitters) have sworn AT them, not by them. "I like your crosses from this year, but don't bother sending any of the sibbed ones..."
Why the sudden groundswell over them? Tell me we are not so fickle that 1 seed(the 1450) has changed years and years of sib oppression. Damn, maybe the secret is out now... BF

11/13/2007 9:53:17 PM

Long Island,New York

895Hester was a sibb seed...it did very well.

11/13/2007 10:09:18 PM

Pumpkintown, SC

LOL. Ah, but the 895 was a greenie and for some mysterious reason never had much of any influence on sibbed "pumpkin" growing. It's like squash growers and "pumpkin" growers had 2 different sets of criteria. I have shook my head at that for many years now, BF

11/13/2007 10:39:34 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

As my own experiment this year I planted my selfed Reiss 1233.5 seed right next to the original. Pumpkins on both plants were bascially identical, leaf structure, vines, & fruits. Im surprised folks havent selfed to preserve those genetics as best we could.....Guess now we should. Like others have I plan on selfing the 898 this year along with growing several pumpkins on this plant.

11/14/2007 2:15:06 PM

[email protected]

Could we see a 998 Pukos x 898 Knauss, WIZ?

11/14/2007 2:31:51 PM

Northeast

I sibbed the 845 Bobier 4 times, grown 2 or 3 times

11/14/2007 2:41:56 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

You could see a 998 X 898 Knauss but I dont have one of those seeds and I wish I could find one........Please email TheWiz, Ill split some of the seeds......

Dave, what was your take on the sibbed vs the orig seed, close to identical?

11/14/2007 4:05:57 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

1041.5 Mckie X 898 Knauss looks good on paper as well.

11/14/2007 7:28:28 PM

Mn

look at the 07 koch pumpkins. lot of sibbed 1407 and they did great.

11/14/2007 7:55:34 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Ohh the 1041 does look good.....I know a 998 will be impossible to come up with.....

11/15/2007 9:06:03 AM

Western NY

998 x 898 was done this year by Steve Daletas I believe.

11/15/2007 11:19:47 AM