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Colorado

lets say you got room for only 1, and you want to go exclusively for color and get those 1450 genes into a color cross. Would you plant the 1161 or 1566? what does your gut say?

there's not enough progeny data from the 1161 to make an educated guess, so let's make un-educated guesses since you can never predict color 100% anyway, lol

2/16/2009 8:55:01 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Pete,
I think we can only give a very uneducated guess on this, with only two 1161 progeny...that I've seen. What I like about the 1161 is that of the two progeny I've seen pictured, they seemed to have a nice structure/shape.
If I had to choose to grow only one, I would pick the 1161.
I'm sorry I'm not addressing color, but it would just be a wild guess from me.

2/16/2009 9:04:58 PM

Colorado

I like the 1566 over the 1161 for big and orange. Just a guess.

2/16/2009 10:42:11 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

Both 1566s I grew last year were nicely orange, my gut tells me you'll most often have orange with it. If I could only grow one it would be the 1566.

2/16/2009 11:55:29 PM

Woburn, MA.

I like the 1566

2/17/2009 1:05:02 AM

Rhode Island

connollys over 1,500 pound entry off the 1566 had plenty of orange in it.

2/17/2009 9:08:31 AM

Greencastle, PA

The 1566 has produced better color so far, but I think the 1161 will eventually be proven to grow bigger.

2/17/2009 6:10:14 PM

Litchfield N. H. 03052

The 1161 was ORANGE, heavy, and nice shape. It hasen't been planted as much as the 1566. Bill

2/18/2009 7:44:02 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

1566 and put some 846 in it!!!

2/19/2009 9:17:19 AM

Goffstown,nh

My 1566 was all white and weighed 1128Lbs. Crossed the 998 into it so i'm thinking it should have orange off spring...

2/19/2009 9:22:23 PM