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Hinckley MN

I have 6 spots for next year.
I'm planning to grow:
1678 Hunt
1676 Checkon
1674 Marsh
1662 Stelts
1548 Marsh
1531 Haist
with 906 Watkinson and my own 908DMG as backups.

as a second year grower, I hoping to make fewer (or at least not the same) mistakes as last year and do justice to these seeds.

12/20/2011 2:34:25 PM

Milky Way

Will grow some of my own crosses from 2011

948 Eckardt '11 dmg (1231 Pukos x 1306 Jutras)
821 Eckardt '11 (1086.5 Langevin (1385 Jutras x 1725 Harp) x 1306 Jutras)
725 Eckardt '11 (1290 Poirier x 772 Poirier)
575 Eckardt '11 (730 Dill x 772 Poirier)

Stephan

12/20/2011 3:26:52 PM

canal winchester ohio

I might be building a new house over the summer so it's up in the air if I'm able to grow this year but if I do I am growing my 895 ( wallace 1288 x stelts 1421) and a 1495 Stelts.
If I do build this place space will be ample & more plants each year will be in my future

12/20/2011 3:53:17 PM

Baker City Oregon

I have 2 spots for main and several "wherever I can squeeze them in" for backup and pollinators. Line up is tentative but so far:
1462 Holland-1092 Martin x 998 Pukos
616.5 Gerry-842 Eaton x Self
972 Holland-1180 Pukos x 1725 Harp
485 Johnson-1233.5 Reiss x 983 Pukos
346.5 Duffy-959 Wentzell x 670 Daigle

This is probably it for me but I have 17 other seeds that I might start just for more backup. If there is anyone in the Baker City Oregon area that would like some seed or plants my e-mail is [email protected]. Just mark subject line as "seeds" so I can fish it out of my junk mail.

12/20/2011 4:47:53 PM

Frankfort Ohio

985 werner
1306 jutras
1634 werner
901 hunt
a wallace seed
my 685 Drum 1236 harp x 1622 young
my wife is growing the 1059 vincent-mcgill

12/20/2011 5:03:01 PM

Woodburn, Indiana

985 Werner
1244 Rea
1207.5 Bok
1 TBD

12/20/2011 7:25:04 PM

Upa Creek, MO

525 Puricelli - (1059 VMG x 1165 Marsh - my own for orange)

1244 Rea (1161 Rodonis x 1610 Lieber)
or
1723 Marshall (1634 Werner x self)

12/20/2011 7:30:17 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I really like the trend I am seeing. A lot of people growing their own seed in at least one plot. Imagine how much more data we would have if everyone out there planted at least one of their own seeds.

I myself have learned from MASTER SANDBAGGER Kevin Snyder. I will only reveal at this time that I am planting two 811 Gerhardts.

12/20/2011 8:11:21 PM

Muddy Waters

1161 Rodonis
1421 Stelts
1723 Marshall
in a screen house 60x28

12/20/2011 8:14:18 PM

Roblin, Manitoba

1426 Wolf, 1381 Checkon, and one more to be decided yet.

12/20/2011 8:39:44 PM

Mass

Planting 4 of my own and 4 others
1107 PSweet 1677.5 Hunt * 1634 Werner
849 PSweet 1725 Harp * 1605 Sweet
850 PSweet 1634 Werner * 1605 Sweet
653 DSweet 1605 Sweet * 1634 Werner

12/20/2011 9:17:03 PM

Des Moines, Iowa

1587 Werner
1244 Rea
1520 Sperry
1320 Faskell
Two spots still undecided

12/20/2011 9:39:16 PM

Minnesota

110Brouillard (224Brouillard x 751Mudd) alot of 898knauss genetics in the 224, 751 is opposite cross of 898. will be pollinated by Henkin2011(800Henkin x 1677Hunt)alot of 898knauss in both.

12/20/2011 9:58:58 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

I'm happy to see that Glenna's 1244 is going to see dirt in patches other than her own. When I first saw that pumpkin, I knew had to get some seeds.

For us:

1230 Gerchy, a 1207 Young x 1495 Stelts cross
1167.5 Gerchy
1288 Wallace
toss-up between Don's 1168 and Quinn's 1596

12/20/2011 11:06:43 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

4 pumpkin slots; going to use 3 for kins at least,
689.5 Rebel
938 Scalise

Third totally undecided, and backups still being sweat over.

4th slot two melons instead (still wavering about putting in fourth pumpkin)

.18 Rebel 09 UOW dmg (80.3 Fiedler x 141 Moore)
'Tank' by Barbetoo (too lazy to hunt up the envelope)

4 undetermined as of yet LG's

4 competition and 4 eater tomatoes TBD

12/21/2011 1:07:23 AM

Quincy, CA

Barely have room for three.
1634 Werner
1409 Miller
1059 Vincent/McGill

12/21/2011 1:29:21 AM

Netherlands

1002 Jarvis*

12/21/2011 3:55:28 AM

Massachusetts

991 urena
845 bobier
and two more ????

12/21/2011 6:11:57 AM

Nottingham, UK

No.1 1173 Paton (1421 Stelts x 1725 Harp)
No.2 852 Myers (745 Snyder x 1059.6 Vincent McGill)
No.3 907 Wagler (924 Wittman x 1098 Moretti)
No.4 still to be decided!

Crossing for growing my own in 2013
1173 Paton x 852 Myers
852 Myers x ?
907 Wagler x 1173 Paton

12/21/2011 10:26:40 AM

Georgetown, Ontario

Will be growing 4 plants, tough decisions to be made.
1818.5 Bryson for sure
1381 Swarts for sure
and have to pick two more from the following
1657 Bryson
1566 Werner
1266 Nieuwenhoff
1088.8 Nieuwenhoff

12/21/2011 11:21:00 AM

Joliet, IL

3 plants and if all goes well with germinations and no early signs of double vining, then these are my 3 top choices.
1. 1647
2. 1789
3. 1807

All backups to be planted next to prime plants listed above will be 1135 Sliwka 2010 plants (985 Werner x 1119 McMullen) great cross, produces heavy and white, and the 1135 was grown in a community garden with hand irrigation only (hoseless...hand watering with sprinkling cans due to community garden rules). It had disease pressure and insect pressure to the max with the community gardners using organic methods or not spraying at all. No misting system used in a hot hot summer that was only a tad cooler than 2011. There was definately some magic in that 985 that grew the 1135.

Others that will be started with initial germinations to keep as set aside backups incase the dreaded corn seed maggots attack again will be some 1209 Shenoha, a 1303 Sweet, and 1560 Urena. These will be given away to other illinois growers if not needed.

12/21/2011 1:03:58 PM

Adams County

1041 Mckie.... thanks Dan.
1385 Jutras .. thanks Sam.
200 EST Pettit.thanks Doc.( 1636 Liggett x 1677.5 Hunt )
1180 Pukos.....thanks Jed.
239 Leonard....thanks Sue.
I may have the best growers friendly patch out there.
these 5 are some of the best........................

12/21/2011 6:15:21 PM

Woodridge, Illinois

Shazzy, thanks for the show of support. I know I'll have an 1135 in my patch! Merry Christmas brother!

12/21/2011 7:07:56 PM

Linden, Mi.,

Watermelons - here, might grow a field pumpkin, for color, in the garden.

12/21/2011 8:03:32 PM

Omaha, Ne.

Weeds

12/21/2011 8:48:25 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Darren, Thank You for telling it like it is! (gave me a good chuckle but you are totally right...)

12/21/2011 10:47:43 PM

Oakland,Maine

Lol Darren!
Did you see this thread from a while ago?

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=403527

12/22/2011 2:13:46 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

I'm Gonna try to plant the 1789 Wallace, I have room for really only 2 plants. So Putting the plants in the proper place is important.My backups will be my 906 and other top notch seeds. This year I'll be concentrating more on the soil rather then the genetics. However I do think the 1789 will be the next hot seed.

12/22/2011 8:42:27 AM

Omaha, Ne.

Cool I found a competition I could compete in The Cheech and Chong Award. Or I may try for the biggest ugliest Pumpkin ever grown. With 1674 Marsh and 1675 Hopkins I think it would be cool to try.

12/22/2011 11:53:07 AM

Buffalo, New York

whatever seed nub wants to offer/challenege me with.

12/22/2011 12:15:14 PM

Jefferson Ohio

with room for 7
#1...1725 Harp...
#2...1495 Stelts
#3...1634 Werner
#4...1404 Bryson
#5...991 Ureana
#6...1789 Wallace Est
#7...my 1160 or my 1443..not made my mind up on that one yet. and would like to entertain any trades for an 1161 rodonis..(but not with any of these seeds..got plenty of others in the stable im sure a multi seed deal can be made

12/25/2011 11:08:21 PM

Claysburg , PA

Going to try 5 plants next year. Probably getting in over my head with that my plants. Here are the seeds I am starting as of now and will pick the choose five at planting time.

1161 Rodonis
1566 Rodonis
1381 Checkon
819 Carson
1059 Vincent/McGill
852 Myers if Curt gets me one
1647 Wallace
947 Cuypers*
800 Neily*

12/27/2011 10:00:57 PM

Ontario

1641 Montgomery (GVGO seed of the year)
1166 Chappelle
1618 Bryson or 1657 Bryson

12/28/2011 10:59:29 AM

Roselle, IL [email protected]

I will go with two plants not sure yet
1421,1495,1662,1807 Stelts or 1634 Werner

12/28/2011 7:05:37 PM