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New England

Whether or not I will grow in 2015 is still up in the air but I would like some help narrowing down by seed collection to choose 2 to 4 seeds to grow for 2015. As always; I'd like to grow for HD winner potential. If you have grown something on my list please feel free to add in your thoughts on the seed. Thanks for the help in reducing my stress. So here's my list:
979 Rahe 13- 175 Rahe x 100 brouillard 12.
625 frei 12-1370 rose x 1068 wallace
1103 young 11- 1059 x 1131 gansert
617 Horton 06-783 daletas x 670 daigle
1126 Gansert 12- 859 Gansert x 1103 young
859 Gansert - 1131 Gansert x 1059
1131 Gansert 10- 1059 x 827 gansert
735 veader-hahn 09- 1191 Northrup x 730 dill
1191 Northrup- 904 Northrup x 500 northrup
1090 Northrup - 904 stelts x 1432 northrup
250 Simpson 06- 1101 Northrup x 670 daigle
963 Gansert 12- 1059 x 1210 vanhook
969 gansert 11- 1441 gansert x 973 rondeau

12/27/2014 9:44:06 PM

New England

1000 gansert - 827 gansert x 1059
1126 Gannett - 859 gander x 1103 young
932 holub 10- 1059 x 1421 stelts
194 lovitt - 218 sandercock x self
288 buglio- 1662 stelts x 912 minor
989 frei 11-1566 rodonis x 1068 wallace
840 young 12- 777 young x 1059
874 geyelin 13- 1770 lieber x 1290 poirer
552 scherber 1)- 1207 young x 1725 harp
827 gansert- 755 Gansert x 837 sullivan
919 adams- 1622 young x 1557 hilstolsky
1441 Gansert 10- 1287 Gansert x 1059
754 schweigert- grew it in 2014
766 geyelin 13- 1290 poorer x 400 frei
1287 Gansert 09- 973 rondeau x 836 gansert
827 gerhardt 12- 811 gerhardt x 1332 wolf
777 young 11- 993 vm x 1059
972 Northrup 12- 772 poirer x 1421 stelts
1662 stelts 09- 904 stelts x 1350 starr
923 gerhardt 09-
993 vm 08- 772 poirer x 998 pukos
736 winey 10- 869 calai x self
500 Northrup 04- 1230 daletas x 670 daigle
960 Gansert 12- 723 kaczenski x 859 gansert
1085 Williams 11- 1610 lieber x 772 poirer
1091 frei 09-898 knauss x 1185 daletas
600 molter 10- 1059 x 1145 jaser
400 frei 12- 716 Dill x 846 calai
713 winey 09- 1353 debacco x 275 vanhook
751 Schweigert 11- 1070 Schweigert x self
510 Schweigert 12- 110 x 754 Schweigert
1432 Northrup 09- 998 pukos x 1385 jutras
978 geyelin 13- 854 frei x self
1546 shenoha 13- 1421 stelts x 1381 checkon
668 kruger 12- 1059 x 1634 werner
990 young 12- 1103 young x 1059
729 free 07- 810 Dill x 1370 rose
662 Weston 13- 723 kaczenski x 982 weston
345 lovitt 13- 1059 x 904 stelts
1208 Kibler 13- 1602 glaiser x 1417 wolf
427 geyelin 13- 400 frei x 1290 poirer
250 rahe 13- 429 rahe x 863 garrell

12/27/2014 9:45:09 PM

New England

I did not acquire any new seeds in 2014

But I do have seeds from my 2014 pumpkin which was a 754 Schweigert x 1059

12/27/2014 9:46:03 PM

Minnesota

1103 Young for orange. 923 Gerhardt for orange.

12/27/2014 11:36:02 PM

South East

flip a coin, it doesnt matter.

12/27/2014 11:58:16 PM

South East

flip a coin, it doesnt matter.

12/27/2014 11:58:16 PM

Colorado

777young,1662 stelts,993 vm are all proven

12/28/2014 12:42:34 AM

Upa Creek, MO

I grew the 840 Young in 2013. To me it was a deeper red than anything I have seen imcluding the 1059. I grew 4 on the plant that year and wish I had just done 1.

12/28/2014 9:17:43 AM

Upa Creek, MO

"Including"

12/28/2014 9:18:56 AM

Muddy Waters

If you just after the HD award those are all great seeds.

But this guy grows them year after year ang gets 700lb perfect beauties.     702.5 Williams
"Howard Dill" award     568.5 Williams     701.5 Williams          10./ seed

You can find the at OVGPG website I have a few of his 2013 line if you want to grow it.Almost a guaranteed big orange kin.

12/28/2014 9:53:22 AM

New England

Thank you!

12/28/2014 10:12:30 AM

New England

I don't want to just flip a coin because I know some of the seeds are very random and while they are backed by orange crosses, there is no evidence of them so I rely on others information. I have been told some of the older genetics are prone to splits so again I have to rely on the results others have obtained. The 993 is high on my list to grow. Since I can only grow 2-4 plants I also need to consider crosses. Out of that group what would be the most intriguing crosses.

12/28/2014 10:15:46 AM

Eurasia

979 is not Ron Rahe´s mostly red colored fruit.
Why don´t you - greenhorn in cattle breeding - take the 470 Rahe 13, which is a reversed 979?
Choose also as a mother plant the 140 Rahe 14 a selfed C. maxima 'triamble' x AG cross from 2008.
When the 470 and the 140 are pollinated by the 979, you provoke the best red of mother genetics with the relatively dull 979 color.

12/28/2014 12:04:26 PM

Eurasia

979 is not Ron Rahe´s mostly red colored fruit.
Why don´t you - greenhorn in cattle breeding - take the 470 Rahe 13, which is a reversed 979?
Choose also as a mother plant the 140 Rahe 14 a selfed C. maxima 'triamble' x AG cross from 2008.
When the 470 and the 140 are pollinated by the 979, you provoke the best red of mother genetics with the relatively dull 979 color.

12/28/2014 12:04:26 PM

churchville, ny

I have grown the 1432 Northrup for many years and it always throws a beautiful medium to dark orange pumpkin with a flawless round, smooth shape.

12/28/2014 5:07:43 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I grew the 500 northrup in 2007 and it produced creamy light orange pumpkins. There is some variance in that seed.

The same with the 993 vm. A lot have been planted, with many well known winners and some less than desirable.

My 923 is a slight gamble as well, they are all very orange and several won HD awards but I have seen several peanut shaped 923 offspring as well. The 827 seemed to get a bad colored gene out of he 1332 used and it is producing lighter orange pumpkins. The 811 is the one but they are scarce.

I grew the 840 young last year when the 777 I had failed to germ. I got an extremely late pumpkin on the plant that was very pretty around 500 lbs.

My pick of all the seeds you have there is the 777 young. It got the best the 993 VM has to offer and was selfed thereby solidifying the line.

Best of luck- Jim Gerhardt

12/28/2014 7:08:55 PM

New England

thanks so much!

12/29/2014 9:49:40 AM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

You are welcome to try my own 500.5 Warren 2013, which has already produced a very orange and round HD winner.

12/29/2014 7:25:58 PM

Deerfield, Michigan

777 Young
840 Young
859 Gansert
993 V/M

Would love to have them in my 2015 line-up.

12/29/2014 8:25:44 PM

New England

thank you for the suggestions and thanks Cliff for the offer; I may have to consider that for 2016 :). also considering growing an orange x 2009 cross as the 2009 is actually putting out very pretty and big pumpkins when crossed with orange.

what are thoughts on the 1662 stelts?

12/30/2014 8:14:40 AM

Nottingham, UK

I can only echo cojoes selection. Jim nailed it with the 777 having inherited the best of the 993 but why not grow your own from the 993 in the event that you also 'teased' out the best. Same with the 1662 whch produced the 288 Buglio which was beautiful.

1. 777 or 840
2. 1662 or 288
3. 993
4. Got to be one of your own from 2014

12/30/2014 2:22:16 PM

Nottingham, UK

thoughts on the 1662 hmmmmm....... send it to me lol

12/30/2014 2:23:10 PM

Nottingham, UK

Sorry for the hogging the board but I just read the 2009 bit.

What about the 1080 LaRiviere (2009x991), I'm guessing it ticks all the boxes. Seed count was low, Gene is out of them but I can point you in the direction of someone that does have two.

12/30/2014 2:25:30 PM