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Clayton, Ohio, USA

What's your pick for the best under the radar screen seed out there that an average hobbyist can pay for? One that you can purchase and you don't have to make up a song and dance to the wife about where the grocery money went?

My first pick is the 1116 Traylor 08.

The 1116 grew the CT. state record pumpkin that was 500 lbs. larger than anything else in its patch. It has world record genetics on both sides of its pedigree and it can be had cheap - at least for now.

2/10/2010 6:08:57 PM

Preston CT

Thanks for the kind words...I have sent this seed out to over 40 people this winter, to auctions and it was also in the SNGPG Promo in 2008. Needless to say it will see some dirt this year and there are not many left...I was going to plant 2 or 3 of this year but I have other good seeds I want to try...I am thinking about a remake and a reverse...

2/10/2010 7:20:07 PM

Corryton, TN

The lesser knowns that have made my list along with the Traylor are:
1019 Grande 08
1118 Peters 08
I'm still considering 853 Rahe 09

2/10/2010 7:24:12 PM

Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

I like the 1467 Perham personally

2/10/2010 7:27:18 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

980 mohr has great potential
1019 grande is good too.
1118 peters

2/10/2010 8:27:46 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

1143 Reid- 985 Werner x 1566 Rodonis.

2/10/2010 9:06:50 PM

Denver, CO

The 1019 Grande grew a pumpkin that was 150lbs better then anything ever grown in the history of Colorado growing, and did so in a cool, wet less then ideal summer. If 1287 is possible here in Colorado, 1587 is easily obtained within the growers belt.

2/10/2010 9:57:39 PM

Pemberton, BC

Another vote for the 1467 Perham.

2/10/2010 10:19:31 PM

DeWitt, Iowa

Ill give the 1467 a third vote. Will be in my patch this year.

2/10/2010 11:37:59 PM

Taylorsville, California

961 Urena, 992 Glasier, 1140 Stevens, and, surprisingly, still, the 1375 Liggett is still cheap for growing the biggest pumpkin ever! Oh, add 1119 McMullen and 1462 Gibson to the list also!

2/11/2010 1:35:12 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

The 1019 Grande.

Some of Dwight Sloan's from the last two years.

2/11/2010 1:35:59 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

A little known cross.....998.6 Pukos X 1019 Grande....985 Werner X 991 Urena

For the cost of postage and a bub....bub the WiZ

2/11/2010 8:33:18 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

1119 McMullen is a nice cross too...we are going to put the 1019 Grande to the test this year....

2/11/2010 8:35:06 AM

Waquoit Mass

i think growers overlook dill seeds. they have great crosses and danny grows for quality seeds first and size second hamr

2/11/2010 9:20:12 AM

Claysburg , PA

1032 Urena , is a sleeper . Same cross as the 1231 Pukos and probably a whole lot easier to get.

2/11/2010 9:57:46 AM

Cincinnati,OH

That Brooks guy made some nice crosses last year
1190 Bosworth 09 (1161 Rodonis x 1209 Kuhn)
918 Bosworth 09 (1413 Werner x 1209 Kuhn)
847 Bosworth 09 (985 Werner x Sibling)
Bosworth Cross 09 (1566 Rodonis x 1161 Rodonis)
I like the 918

2/11/2010 10:04:41 AM

Western PA

For orange lovers,

under rated and not grown nearly enough

1004 Mohr
1102 Pukos

2/11/2010 6:08:41 PM

Littleton, Colo

...Hard hat needed thiz year !

2/11/2010 7:21:40 PM

canal winchester ohio

1240 Bogie- Same cross as 1421 Stelts (1385x904).
If the 1421 throws big this year & it probably will the 1240 will be chased as the "poor mans" 1421.

2/11/2010 7:30:52 PM

Frankfort Ohio

1046.5 stevens 772xself i think this could be a hit

2/11/2010 8:16:18 PM

Waterville, Ohio

I agree with you Bodene it seems practically everything that 1116 touched it went heavy, his 878 which went a shy over 18%, 989 at 12% and a 1449 at 3.7%.

2/11/2010 10:22:24 PM

Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

has anyone seen that 1355 Kilburn by a second year grower - grown on the 1467 Perham? Now that is one nice offspring for second year

2/11/2010 10:47:07 PM

Clinton, Iowa

HAving grown alot of really big name seeds...Marc's and My personal opinion would fall heavily on the 1119 Mcmullen seed. Have grown it twice our selves and it has pretty much out preformed everything else in the patch both times... This includes 1068's 998's 1207's....Maybe it just likes our dirt better then the others...who knows ..we just know it grows very well for us.
I've made a couple trips down to gene's patch the past couple seasons and have to admit the fruits Gene has grown on these 1119 are very very impressive. Had they made it to scale in one piece this seed would be hitting the dirt alot more. The one back in 2007 was an absolute breath taker. 425" or something like that inches.
DAN

2/12/2010 8:36:39 AM

DeWitt, Iowa

Dan your growing the 1119 Mcmullen again this year right?

2/12/2010 11:14:26 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

If I had a problem getting a seed and I needed to buy one that was to be my one seed I'd say the Holland 1505. It has the 1385 Jutras in it as well as the 1142 Van Kooten as the pollinator. I believe that the seed will be a producer of great things. Joel gives them away with his dvd's and Its well worth the price just for the dvd not to mention the price of the Seed. Well worth it all. It will be interesting to see how this seed does its first year out.....

2/12/2010 12:59:47 PM

Somerset,Ky

1,116 Traylor
1,119 Mcmullen
275 Van Hook

2/12/2010 8:04:16 PM

Midway, UT

1528 Starr should be on some lists. Grew two over 1,400 pounds last year and I know Thad's was still putting on 6-8 pounds a day when it was picked. You got to love a late season grower. 1019 Grande is a good one. 1462 Starr also has some good potential. 1236 Harp is an interesting seed with that 1725 pollinator. 1004 Mohr is a great one for big orange. 1129 Orleck is a little known seed that went big heavy this last year and I think has some good potential.

2/14/2010 11:23:48 AM