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Spartanburg South Carolina

Hello everyone. So glad I found this site . I'm not new to farming by no means but this is my 2 nd season trying to grow a big pumpkin and giant veggies .. Something that has drove me crazy .. When I watch you tube videos or read about giant pumpkins. What does the number and name mean when some one refers to a plant? For example. If someone says here is my 149 kent. Or my 289 Clamence. Or my 1732 Dillion?? What's that mean?? Please help explain it too me. Thank u soo much. Brad

3/11/2015 12:04:31 AM

Minnesota

I will try. 1,000 Smith 2014 (800Johnson13 x 900Jackson12)
1,000 is the weight, Smith grew it in 2014, he planted the 800Johnson13 to grow the 1,000, when he grew the 800Johnson he pollinated it with the 900Jackson.

3/11/2015 12:13:11 AM

Spartanburg South Carolina

Thank u .. That helps a lot. Kinda confusing but I think I understand. I started watching the bubba videos and he refers to all his planet like that so I was trying to understand .

3/11/2015 12:17:41 AM

Wixom MI.

A little more simple, the number is the weight of a pumpkin or vegetable your looking at and the name is the grower that grew it.then they may tell you what they crossed it with like richard said. So a 2009 wallace means that mr. Wallace grew a 2009 lbs. Pumpkin.

3/11/2015 12:24:07 AM

Colorado

Last year I grew a 1292 # pumpkin.. I grew it using a 1874 matheson seed from 2013. I pollinated it with a 282 scherber seed from 2013. The seed is called a 1292 scherber 2014. The seeds cross is 1874 matheson x 282 scherber, Look up pumpkin fanatic website go to the tools section. Andy has genetic info on the worlds biggest pumpkins youll quickly get a feel for the geneology

3/11/2015 1:34:35 AM

Muddy Waters

Welcome Aboard! Glad to see the videos are bringing interest to this great sport!

3/11/2015 5:48:55 AM

Westmoreland, KS

Welcome Brad: It is always good to hear from new growers! I'm new too this will be the start of my 7th rookie season! I just wanted to let you know that Frank and Tina Finders are from your neck of the woods and i bet if you send them an email f.finders@hotmail.com. You should check out their diaries from years past. They also have some great youtube videos https://www.youtube.com/user/tfinders/videos

3/11/2015 9:57:06 AM

East Jordan, MI

Welcome Brad!

3/11/2015 8:08:38 PM

Bottom of ohio

Run Brad Run, this is addicting lol, not really welcome aboard and best of luck, but it is addicting......

3/11/2015 8:13:49 PM

Ohio

Welcome to the fun!!!

3/11/2015 9:27:54 PM

Spartanburg South Carolina

Thanks everyone . Yes I have read about Frank and Tina and there succes here in SC . I live about an hour and a half north of them in the state. I hope in can have better luck fighting off the heat down here and not loosing my fruit to rot as bad. Thanks for the welcome and I look forward to all the advice .

3/12/2015 3:11:13 AM