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Colorado

Are there any 801.5 Stelts seeds left out there? Or does anyone have a clone going that has produced a nice orange pumpkin?

I would like to do a 772.2 Poirier x 801.5 Stelts cross. Are there any long time growers out there that might be able to help me out?

12/3/2008 1:03:01 AM

Schoenebach / Bavaria

Hi Peter i grow 907.8Jaser08 801Stelts97 x 898Knauss01 this year you can look in my diary billy orange e-mail [email protected] Regards Robert

12/3/2008 8:56:47 AM

Waquoit Mass

dont know if your interested but danny got my 1340= 1068x801 to germ this year and crossed it with a 998. the 1340 was pretty orange pumpkin. if so send me a email. hamr [email protected]

12/3/2008 9:30:41 AM

Santa Rosa, CA

Pete,

That cross would (should) be very orange. Last year, Danny Dill mentioned that Skip Simpson's 810.5 Stelts crosses may be the last.

If a grower doesn't have one for you or a clone, the 801.5 was the female of a handful1 of nice orange pumpkins. They include:
1,038 Simpson '07
1,036 Companion '03
1,074 Calai '02

Chuck

12/3/2008 10:44:57 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

801.5 x self here off a 801.5 clone off plant that produced 1049 Koch

12/3/2008 1:47:53 PM

Midway, UT

This isn't what you are looking for Pete, but if you are interested in my 755 you can have a seed. I only have two left. I don't have any genetic background on it but Scherber thought it had Stelts in it because it had the nice orange color with the light orange/yellow spackling.

Pic at http://denverpumpkins.com/2008/09/755-pound-pumpkin.html

12/3/2008 3:42:25 PM

Clayton, Ohio, USA

Hi Pete. Looks to me like Shannon's clone is as close to the real thing out there. You may want to jump on that as the 1049 Koch was a beauty! Good luck.

12/3/2008 3:56:59 PM

Western NY

i tried saving a cutting, but the plant didn't want to put any energy into tertiaries. i tried to save a couple little ones, but they didn't make it.

i'm not sure how well the offspring will hold onto the blaze orange, but check my diary to see if there's anything that interests you.

if you're looking for direct 801 genes, go with either shannon's seed or the 691 nesbitt.

12/3/2008 4:26:52 PM

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731 Stucker is 801 sibbed & there have been many selfs but no remakes.

12/3/2008 4:51:42 PM

Cincinnati,OH

A couple more.
# 10 Beachy 03 (801.5 Stelts 97 x sibling) sibling was a clone from the 1049 Koch plant.
286 Zaychkowsky 05 (731 Stucker x 801.5 Stelts)

12/3/2008 5:29:42 PM

Littleton, Colo

Pete....I only have one seed left out of my 266 Grande you're welcome to .....someone broke into my house and stole all but one of the 266 seedz....they passed right by the stereo,LCD 48 inch and cash on the table and headed for the 266....I meet Stelts last year in Niagara....:)

12/3/2008 6:04:50 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Another to consider the 1008.4 Reiss(801.5 Reiss X self). It went over 9% heavy.

12/3/2008 6:13:18 PM

Colorado

argh! I was hoping you might have a cutting Andy!

12/3/2008 10:01:16 PM