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Ok so what do you think are some of the top 10 prettiest pumpkins?

810 dill
1225 j
500

4/30/2008 11:05:13 AM

Grants Pass, Oregon

I liked the 1159 Richards

4/30/2008 11:22:05 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

1159 Richards
1290 Poirier
1233.5 Reiss
1125 Frantz
1225 Jutras
1250 Kline
659 Troy
654 Troy
603 Rahe
846 Calai
1074 Calai

These are eleven that come to mind.

4/30/2008 12:43:20 PM

Midwest

1159 Richards

4/30/2008 1:46:13 PM

canal winchester ohio

My 672. http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=56770

4/30/2008 1:51:24 PM

Coventry R.I.

Don,t forget the 520 rondeau,, look just like the 1225 but smaller.

4/30/2008 2:14:14 PM

Leicester, NY

I love all the ones mentioned and I always thought my 998.6 was a pretty nice looking pumpkin too. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=5532&gid=-3397

4/30/2008 5:21:24 PM

Hamburg, NY

I'm partial to the 1159 Richards

http://www.pandpseed.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=pandpseed&Product_Code=AGRICHARDS1159_07&Category_Code=SS2008

Richards919 grew it and only have about 17 left!

http://www.pandpseed.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=pandpseed&Product_Code=AGRICHARDS919_06&Category_Code=SS2007

www.atlanticgiant.com

4/30/2008 7:30:41 PM

California

i love the look of the 1101 northrup. one of my favorites. and Joe P. i was surprised when i saw the 998.6. i never thought the parents were very attractive but it sure is.

4/30/2008 8:28:37 PM

mother:1046.6

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=58556

daughter:1186.8

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=75532

4/30/2008 8:55:12 PM

[email protected]

We got bit by the color bug last year. Pumpkins are ORANGE LOL!

Prettiest big one I ever saw was the 1225 Jutras but it doesn't always throw that same blaze (darn 845 LOL). The 1016 mother was less variable.

1101 Northrup: I have an 1101 starting as I type.
670 Daigle: It's up but not quite all there right now.
500 Northrup: We grew the 500 last year (500 x 980 = 731). Pretty but had some "flecks".
980 Zunino: We grew the 980 last year (980 x 500 = 571). Deep even orange with no flecks at all...NONE.

571 Jepsen/Luce - Very pretty & on chart:

http://www.ctpumpkin.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=6&pos=15

731 Jepsen/Luce:

http://www.ctpumpkin.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=6&pos=19

For orange this year we have the 670 Daigle, 1101 Northrup, 571 & 731 J&L seeds started.

5/1/2008 12:07:09 AM

Rhode Island

purdy dont count----pounds baby , pounds lol
pap

5/1/2008 7:52:21 AM

Nova Scotia

I geuss I'm a pervet cause I like them just big and ugly. lol

5/1/2008 7:53:07 AM

Buffalo, new York, USA

They get prettier as it gets closer to weigh-off time!

5/1/2008 9:52:14 PM

Bemidji Minnesota

1225.4 Jutras 2003. My personal choice for Pretty Pumpkin.

It was almost Red, very round excellent shape, no dill rings, no dips or bulges.

0.75% heavy, 5 lobes, and tan seeds, and its progeny are proven up to 1443 pounds so far.

All considered, for a "good looking" perfact shaped, RED fruit, this one is awsome.

1159 Richards, and 1317 Rose, both also are in my opinion, the top 3.

The 1689, while being salmon in color, also had a very excellent shape, it was very good looking because of its good shape.

5/2/2008 1:23:33 AM

Wi

Pap has the tap beer in the shed. They ALL look pretty to him.

5/2/2008 8:55:13 AM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

One that survives.

5/2/2008 10:36:29 AM

Frankfort Oh

I , like my 668 IN MY 06 DIARIE ,,,AND THE 919 RICHARDS ,,,I`M GROWING THE 846 CALIA AND 919 THIS YEAR CROSSING THE TWO ,,SHOULD MAKE A REALLY PRETTY ORANGE CROSS WILL ALSO CROSS THE 846 INTO MY 668 AND 667

5/2/2008 4:33:18 PM

Bemidji Minnesota

I actually think shape is more important to looks than color. My Opinion anyway.

I would like the way a cream color 1524 Liggett looks compared to any pancake shaped pumpkin, even if the pancake was bright red.

5/2/2008 4:58:28 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Meathead,
I tend to agree with you regarding shape being a big part of what make a pumpkin appealing. I grow orange genetics, and hope for nice shape as well...I could be wrong, but it seems color is more predicable than shape.

5/2/2008 6:34:33 PM

canal winchester ohio

Thats my thoughts on it, I cross color into shape. The 664 always throws large round ( heavy to the charts) pumpkins. When I made the cross on my 384 I crossed the 869.5 Calai ( bright orange) into the 664 liggett & the result was what I was looking for, a tall, round as a ball orange pumpkin ( my 672).

5/2/2008 7:23:42 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Paul, the 672 was a beauty! Do you know of any other 384's grown, and if so, did they show good color as well?

5/2/2008 7:30:15 PM

canal winchester ohio

I gave a large handful to the farm market down the road who grow giants to sell in the fall. In the fall of 2006 they had numerous 300-400 lb pumpkins that looked just like my 672. But remember that they grow them to sell so no pumpkins were cut off, they just let them go.
Now the funny part is my 672 is the 384 X self so you would figure the same...right?
Wrong, this year I gave them a handful of seeds from my 672 & they let them grow the same way ( all pumpkins set) & they got a pumpkin off of it that weighed 745 & looked just like the offspring from the grandmother ( 664 Liggett).
I'll post a couple of pics in my photo gallery.

5/2/2008 7:52:02 PM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Here in Michigan, it's all about 802 Kurilich and 1009 Kurilich. Both pure dark orange with no light flecks in it at all, high round shape, symmetry. I put the 802 up against anything listed above, since it has shown consistent dark orange offspring. The 1009 is still unproven, but was 802 x 1370, so I believe the offspring has a good chance of showing color as well.
Frank

5/3/2008 10:50:19 PM