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Griffith, In

With a lot of pumpkins going light from certain seeds, is it the seed that makes a pumpkin go heavy or the grower and how they prep their soil and take care of them over the growing season??

10/17/2014 1:02:31 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Ask Richmond Dave...I think he averages 15-18% heavy...

10/17/2014 1:12:38 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Mine when 15% heavy and 3% light and both pumpkins were over 1100 lbs...go figure!!

10/17/2014 1:13:32 AM

Belgium

GPC chart vs team Pumpkin chart = problem solved

10/17/2014 2:09:23 AM

Littleton Co Usa

Genetic . genetic.

10/17/2014 6:27:41 AM

New England

weather, genetics, nutrients

10/17/2014 8:26:29 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Luck and Genetics.

10/17/2014 9:47:14 AM

Stanwood, Washington

There are many growers who grow plants right next to each other with the same soil nutrients, the same weather conditions and the same care and have some go light and some go heavy. That leads me to believe that genetics play a pretty big roll in it. That happened to me this year I had two plants right next to each other that were put into the ground within a few days of each other. 1 went 11% heavy and the other went 8% light.



In addition you can look at certain seeds and see that there is a consistency in weather they throw heavy or light. For instance, the 1495 Stelts has been grown 89 times and only 7 of those went light. Of those 7, 3 were at -1%, 1 was at -2%, 2 were at -3% and 1 was at-6%. Even when they did go light it wasn't by much and was probably within the margin of error for measuring discrepancies. I think its pretty safe to say that there is such a thing as heavy genetics.

10/17/2014 11:30:51 AM

Western ny

judy , take the seeds for a ride in a limo

10/17/2014 3:01:06 PM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

A extra long cow iv needle and 100 pounds of plumbers lead..lol

10/17/2014 5:40:12 PM

Ltb

genetics and add lots of water and ferts and put some hard work. 6 months later 14 percent heavy 1100

10/17/2014 6:01:05 PM

Midway, UT

Temperatures, water and genetics. If you want to grow heavy every year grow a 1495 Stelts or something like that.

10/17/2014 6:22:49 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

I can say with out a doubt.. It's all genetics.... See team Gantner/Bird.... Heavy .. Heavy... Heavy... Light .. Light... All kins grown in same soil.. Same everything.. I had 17% heavy and the one behind it went light.. Like 5 to 8 % ... Same drench program.. Etc.... Just genetics

10/18/2014 7:54:51 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

2323Meier(14)+ 14%
2102Meier(14) +5%
2096Meier(14) +10%
1694Meier(14) +7%
1560Meier(12) +2%
1547Meier(11) +5%
1410Meier(09) +5%
if you think it is all in the seed you best think again

10/19/2014 7:11:38 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

1710Bresnick(14)+18%
1651Bresnick(14)+12%
1530Bresnick(13)+14%
1356Bresnick(13)+19%
seems to me everything in their dirt goes over the chart??

10/19/2014 7:31:13 AM

canal winchester ohio

I'm with carl on this one, genetics are a piece of it but by no means all of it.

10/19/2014 8:56:26 AM

canal winchester ohio

My best example is bob liggett, in the last 10 years I can only remember 1 going light for bob.

10/19/2014 9:04:20 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

thank you huffs,i knew you liked me...lol

10/19/2014 9:25:59 AM

Muddy Waters

1947 Clementz(14)+8%
1768 Clementz(14)+3%
1641 Clementz(14)+3%
1609 Clementz (14)+4%
1395 Clementz(14) +3%
I agree with Carl. Its not all genetics.Its more feed & water.

10/19/2014 12:59:26 PM

Muddy Waters

Its your calcium & boron plus the first 3 weeks of fruit development if you miss waterings at this time its bad.The kin is developing its wall thickness at this early stage of growth.Just my not so humble opinion.

10/19/2014 1:11:49 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

yes bubba and i think John should start to water a bit earlier!!...ahahaaaa
1356Mckinnon(12)-6%
1252Mckinnon(03)-18%
1040Mckinnon(10)-8%
909Mckinnon(13)-7%
903Mckinnon(12)-7%

10/19/2014 2:40:19 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

personally i could care less about % heavy.Very simply put you need inches and by the look of this years results the whole pumpkin growing world is going to need about 500 inches to beat Beni Meier!!!!!!!!!!

10/19/2014 2:45:45 PM

Griffith, In

Thanks for the input all,,,It was a bad year for me, but in a good year my brother has more go heavy or a bigger percent heavy compared to mine,,,I have to step up my game if I want to beat him, LOL!!!!

10/24/2014 12:20:00 AM