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Indianapolis,In

I was just curious on what plants were the dominate in your patches so far. I'd have to say mine is a 811 Stellpflug with a 636 Dopp getting honorable mention.

5/17/2001 12:13:10 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Hey
Hoosier. It was the 808uow Holland up until a couple days ago ,but the runt of the litter has pulled into the lead.A 723 Bill B.
John G...

5/17/2001 10:15:39 PM

Puyallup, WA

The Emmons 998-00 is looking good; however, the Richart
871-97 is not far behind. Plants are twenty five days old and are growing despite very cool weather. Night time temps in the hoop house are about 46°. Haven't got the heart to put in heaters, when my California friends are suffering through "blackouts"!

5/18/2001 12:53:05 AM

Buffalo, Minnesota

the bill b seed aint one of mine is it mini patch? a 350lb, or a 236lb?

5/18/2001 1:14:23 AM

Choctaw, OK

my 825 shymanski and 876.5 Lloyd are the biggest. 825 is in it's 5th leaf stage while the 876.5 is in its 4th, but the 876.5 has bigger leaves.

Case

5/18/2001 2:28:23 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

HI Wildbill.
no it's a 723Bobair.It grew a 1096 last season,and a 1079 that was uow do to a unforseen split.I'M HOPEING LOL
John G..

5/18/2001 4:49:55 PM

Greencastle, PA

where do people keep getting 723 bobiers? I need one of those. I have been looking for a while.

5/18/2001 5:22:01 PM

Leicester, NY

Farmer Tom,
I think most of the people growing the 723 Bobier seeds this year acquired them before the 2000 growing season. I know Bill sent out a bunch of them at the end of the 1999 season, but only 5 or so people tried them last year. With the success that it had, I think a lot of growers checked their inventory and were lucky to have some already. To obtain one now, you would probably have to trade another seed of comparable value, such as an 846 Calai or similar seed... Joe P.

5/18/2001 9:11:49 PM

Long Island,New York

I would trade a 723 for an 846.....Glenn A

5/18/2001 10:15:45 PM

Indianapolis,In

Anyone else having good luck with their Stellpflug plants?

5/18/2001 10:19:21 PM

Roanoke Il

841 pistono doing great so is the 974.5 eaton both look like a great plant
.mark

5/18/2001 10:30:01 PM

canal winchester ohio

I have 2 plants growing faster than any I have ever had. they are the mombert 934 & holland 945. they are 20 days old from when they were first filed & soaked, have 5 leaves &the small stump is 3/4" wide......Paul

5/19/2001 5:45:48 AM

Greencastle, PA

I don't have an 846 I have an 869.5 seedling, but I can't trade a seedling. Also the 723 doesn't always produce a big pumpkin, it produced the 581.6 Senesi, that's 1000 poundes, so maybe you could lower the price a little, I have some 841 Pistonos, and some others, I have a spare 354 Eiffler, it came from a self polinated 991 hunt.

5/19/2001 10:51:08 AM

Glenn Springs S.C.

I have a 664 and a968 Stellpflug growing in my patch , the 968 was started lat due to problems but it caught up with the rest.
Jeff

5/19/2001 9:13:51 PM

FARMER TOM,
The reason proven seeds are traded for proven seeds are that they are VERY hard to replace, so you don't blow them on a seed you could get for postage and a bubble pack. Get something of equal value for it, I got lucky, someone wanted an 862.5 Hester enough to trade a 723 for it.....I think Ill go lock it up;).

ALex

5/19/2001 9:21:47 PM

Oh, I'll trade my 723 for an 825.5 Shymanski, Stelts 801.5 or 705, an 846 Calai, or 900.8 Lyons*.

Thanks,
Alex

5/19/2001 9:24:30 PM

Leicester, NY

Farmer Tom,
Sorry, I do not have any 723's to trade. I was trying to answer your question and give my thoughts about how so many people came to have them. You're right about the 723 not being a sure thing to grow a monster, not too many seeds fall under that category. Many growers look for seeds with a successful track record and with the 723 seed producing two pumpkins close to 1100 pounds and one over 700 pounds out of perhaps five total people to try it, that really catches the attention of the pumpkin growing community. Best of luck with your 869.5, that could pop you a record sized fruit.... Joe P.

5/19/2001 9:27:16 PM

Mid Michigan

I have an 896 Wells, and a 1056.5 Stellpflug......the Wells is actually kicking the 1056.5's butt!
I also have 4 Big Max, and 2 Big Moons growing for the kids to dink around with. Wouldn't it be terrible if they ended up growing a bigger one than me?!
I dont want to even think about it!

5/20/2001 8:51:18 AM

Liverpool , England

Yo...The 789 Zunino plant is well outpacing the 841 Pistono, 1026 Holland, 968 Stellpflug and 974 Eaton which are doing fine.Anyone else have a 789 growing?

Alun

5/20/2001 9:01:07 PM

South Hill, Virginia

My 275 Desrosiers made the cut on my first hill and to me he looks to be growing extremely fast. I tried not to get too caught up in keeping the plant from the largest pumpkin. I liked the look of the pumpkins grown on the 300 Mongeon and 835 Maxymillan and am hoping the 275 produces a similar looking fruit. On my second hill I kept the Dopp 788.6. She is a couple weeks younger than the 275 so she is nowhere near as big. I was happy to end up with two plants that came from fruits that were tracked in the 2000 grower diaries on this site. That little bit of extra education helped me make my choice.

5/20/2001 10:46:20 PM

Greencastle, PA

cool, I thought that a lot of my others would do better than the calai 869.5, the 746 scherber clone, 478 and 481.5 kilbert, 354 eiffler, and 432 sawtelle, I'll have to make the 869.5 my highest priority, it looks great! I am a little crowded as you can tell, I have more plants including some big max, butt I should still be able to get a big one, the 869.5 should have nice color to, are you sure that's a world record calibur seed, I had no idea it was that good, I knew it was very good, but that's amazing, I feel so lucky!

5/25/2001 3:56:19 PM