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Sasolburg South Africa

Who are growing the 1568 Connoly and how does it perform?

9/6/2009 4:05:49 PM

Minnesota

I grew one this year and it went flatvine, the pumpkins avaiable at the time on the plants sidevines aborted. I pulled the plant. I went with a plant that was intended for pollination only.

9/6/2009 4:24:40 PM

Castleton,Vermont

I grew it . It was a very strong and fast growing plant but couldn't keep a pumpkin on it . They all would split around the the stem in a circular pattern. Don't know why they did it but tried 5 different pumpkins on it and none of them could stay together. The plant was a nice green plant that took up a 25x30 area with not to many other problems

9/6/2009 5:46:26 PM

Rhode Island

i grew a world record on it but could not get a large scale to weigh it on so i cut up the pieces and weighed it on my bathroom scale. it was 1789 pounds.

9/6/2009 6:11:24 PM

Ohio

Oh yea Pap? ,,,, well I grew a world record on it also, but I cut mine up into smaller pieces and weighed it on a certified tomato weighing scale, and mine weighed 1789 lbs.
So unless your bathroom scales are certified(which I doubt they are) then tie goes to the guy with the certified scale when cutting pumpkins into pieces when weighing, ,,so Nannieee, Nannieee, poooo pooooo

9/6/2009 7:06:34 PM

Ohio

sh*t messed that one up ,,lol I meant to say

(which I doubt your bathroom scales are NOT),, HA!

9/6/2009 7:08:18 PM

Prestonsburg,ky

i have one growing now. It is taping 385.2 ott tonight. It has had a potassium defency for awhile now. Pumpkin has had some small surface splits that keep me worring. Trying to keep it going for ky weight off sept 19. I have finger and toes all crossed.
Dwight

9/6/2009 9:41:12 PM

Anchorage Alaska

I had 2 on the same vine ,the biggest was 329 lbs, was a wheel shape ..solid as a rock.The ohter was around 250 lbs solid also both started show alot of green on the stem side,no splits on either.The plant had some problems though

9/6/2009 10:27:16 PM

Rochester, MN

We had 4 people from SE MN grow the seed....2 people were able to get a pumpkin set .... 2 people were not...they would just keep aborting over and over again. Seems there are some interesting genetics involved as both growers were able to set all the rest of their pumpkins...ie...just not the 1568.

9/6/2009 11:08:10 PM

Willamette Valley, Oregon

I've got a 1568 Connolly growing a nice fruit on the main. It taped at 653 lbs a few days ago. My fruit tends to weep out of small surface splits (probably like what eastkypumpkin says), but it's holding together just fine (so far).

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2009&grower=50353&action=L

9/7/2009 2:28:09 AM

Sharon, MA

Hi Drikus:
I got a good one going on the 1568. Crossed it with the 1450 Wallace. I just put a picture of it in the Photo Gallery for you to see. (type in: 2009 1568, and it should come up). I know you plant your seeds in a month, while we are in our Winter season. Best of luck this year.
-steve

9/7/2009 7:14:15 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

That's a dandy pumpkin Steve. Good luck all the way to the scales!

9/7/2009 8:05:47 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Best of luck Dwight!!! Hope it holds!!! How many 1.2K+#er's will there be??? Peace, Wayne

9/8/2009 1:26:27 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

i'm also growing it, well was growing it as it developed a soft spot and is all done.
Glenn

9/8/2009 8:08:50 AM

Sasolburg South Africa

Thanks for all the inputs and I am feeling sorry for the 1789 Pap. Show me the photo where you weiged it on the bathroom scale LOL.

9/12/2009 4:37:25 AM