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I'm looking to plant 4 seeds next year, but I'm not sure what to plant. I'm most importantly looking for size, but also for a plant that is heat tolarable and good looking.
I will be able to plant 4 seeds next year. I have the following:
845 bobier
865 Mettler
801.4 cilberto
805 pukos
815 checkon
869.5 calai
1025 bobier
815 anderson

11/4/2001 2:11:24 PM

Connecticut

Any help would greatly be apperciated

11/4/2001 2:11:52 PM

canal winchester ohio

To start off , nice collection. The 815 andreson will probably go green for you, but it is good.
If I was to pick 4 I would go in this order
(1) 865 Mettler
(2) 815 Checkon
(3) 845 Bobier
(4) 869.5 Calai
Hope this helps a little........Paul

11/4/2001 2:28:53 PM

Greencastle, PA

the 869 should produce big BEAUTIFUL pumpkins, I grew one this year, but I didn't get a soil test so the soil didn't have enough nutrients for fruit growth, they all aborted at tennis bal size. Good luck next year,
Tom

11/5/2001 9:39:04 AM

Connecticut

Thanks for the imput. I think I am going to start off with the 815 checkon, 845, 865, and the 805 (grew the 1061 pukos)

11/7/2001 6:43:51 PM

Long Island,New York

I think you should trade the 865 to me so i can cross it with my 935Lloyd.....any seed in particular that you might want for the 865?..........Glenn

11/7/2001 7:40:54 PM

Leicester, NY

I don't think you can go wrong with any of the seeds you mention, but happy to see you might try my 805 seed. The 3 pumpkins grown off the 805 Pukos seed in the USA all weighed over the charts (9%-20%)indicating it might produce thick walled fruit... Best of luck! Joe P.

11/7/2001 7:41:38 PM

Utah

1st prize-

I'd vote like this- just my opinion
865 Mettler
845 Bobier
805 Pukos
1025 Bobier

do you have any back up seeds in mind one fails to germinate or something happens to a plant?
have you grown before? - no offense intended but I don't
recall seeing you around on the posts before.( doesn't
mean anything but mmight mean that you are new) the
reason i ask is that if you are kind of new at growing
AG pumpkins you might want to take a year and learn more
about it before using your top of the line seeds.
just a suggestion
g1t

11/8/2001 10:22:01 AM

Connecticut

Frist to Joe. I have decided to plant the 805 because of the same reasons you mentioned. I wanted to see how it did before I planted it and it has exceded my expectations.

G1t: I have been on this site for about a year now and was formally known as blue ribbon.

This is the revised line up:

hill 1:815 checkon
hill 2:865 Mettler
hill 3:845 bobier
hill 4:805 Pukos

Back ups:
hill 1:1025 bobier(back up)
hill 2:741.5 Calai (back up)
hill 3:500 cilberto (back up)
hill 4:801.4 cilberto (completing with 805 for hill)

This will still leave me:
1 845 bobier
1 801.4 cilberto
1 869.5 calai
1 815 Anderson
1 1056.5 Dueck

P.S. Glenn my email is currently down, will try to discuss later.

11/8/2001 5:53:59 PM

Long Island,New York

The 500Ciliberto might be a sleeper...its the reverse cross of the 712 Kuhn which did REAL well this year.....sometimes certain gene pools work well together.....Blue Ribbon/1st prize, email me when your all fixed......G

11/8/2001 6:06:42 PM

Utah

great then you know what you are doing...
go for it !!!
i was kind of confused because i didn't reconize
the email.. but figured a real new person wouldn't
have such a great seed colletion.
g1t

11/8/2001 6:13:16 PM