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Grower friends-

To my dismay, the 1810 has a very low viable seed count. So low, in fact, that I will not even be able to honor club auction requests. Frustratingly, 1468 also had a relatively low count. I'm saddened by this, as I know clubs and growers alike were looking forward to the 1810 seed for their auctions and 2011 lineup.

On a positive note, my 1561 seed count was favorable, as were many of Hopkin's 2011 fruit. Im humbled by your seed requests; unfortunately many may go unfulfilled due to less than adequate seed counts.

11/1/2010 10:36:30 AM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

That's too bad Chris, these things are beyond anyone's control.

11/1/2010 10:46:30 AM

Cottage Grove, MN

Sandbagger....

11/1/2010 10:50:04 AM

Putnam Ct.

Hi Cris, email me and i'll send you some pics from the 1810 when Matt and i cut it open to harvest seeds. I took photos of the inside of your pumpkin so you could see . thanks Gene , [email protected]

11/1/2010 1:15:45 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

Very frustrating.I had fully intended on requesting a 1468 come Dec.

11/1/2010 2:25:49 PM

Gene, could you put up a pic of the cross section of the 1810?? It must be huge.
Thanks
Martin

11/1/2010 4:16:28 PM

Sourthern Utah

Thanks Chris for keeping us all up to date,, and sorry the seed count was low,, best, Curt

11/1/2010 5:40:25 PM

El Paso TX.

Chris - was wondering do you think those Custom Bio products to promote growth might be affecting the seed growth - perhaps having the Pumpkin focus more of its energy to producing thicker walls at the cost of seed production ?

11/1/2010 6:14:16 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Seems to be somewhat of a trend this year Chris. I had my first pumpkin ever with no seeds this year. It's not your fault we all put our requests in so early before the pumpkin was cut open.

Sorry about the low count, but future crosses of the 1810 will be in high demand, especially if your WR holds for another year. Congrats on such a fine season!

11/1/2010 6:34:43 PM

Cedar Lake, IN.

Chris, I'd like to see you grow one of the 1810.5's, just to see what it would do.

11/1/2010 6:54:49 PM

Putnam Ct.

Martin, I sent photos to chris so he could see , I didn;t want to post pics , I figured chris could decide wheather or not he wanted to post them sorry, Gene

11/1/2010 8:37:25 PM

Thats fine Gene. I was just curious because it went 299 pounds heavy. Thats huge lol.

Martin

11/1/2010 8:56:46 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Dang on the count. Hope you got at least one for your own...
Thanks for letting us know.

11/1/2010 9:26:32 PM

(rocky) Bonney Lake Wa.

dang sorry for the e mail I sent earlier as i hadnt read this post until now

11/2/2010 12:00:12 AM