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Waterville, Ohio

Someone did a post on age group a little while back and it got me thinking. When you started growing, what seed was the must have, the hot seed that everyone thought might grow the world record? Mine was the 1068 Wallace, it stayed that way for some time. It's amazing how this hobby constantly evolves from year to year.

3/22/2012 8:40:47 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

The 567.5 Mombert was the seed to have when I started.

3/22/2012 8:53:45 PM

Roselle, IL [email protected]

I would also say the 567.5 or the 801.5 Stelts ...two of the greatest orange seed stocks of all time

3/22/2012 9:12:07 PM

canal winchester ohio

865 Mettler, 946 Gertz, 935 Lloyd

3/22/2012 9:22:14 PM

Honesdale Pa USA

723 Bobier

3/22/2012 9:55:23 PM

Littleton, Colorado

I spent 16 years trying to grow something big with unproven generic Big Max, Big Moon pumpkin seeds & Hungarian Mammoth squash seeds, and giant banana squash seeds. Then in 1982 I got a hold of my first proven seed-- Howard sent me several to try for 1983, one of which was out of his 1981 world record 493 1/2. What a milestone to get seeds from Howard!

3/23/2012 12:52:49 AM

Webster, NY

805 Pukos

3/23/2012 4:35:10 AM

Long Island,New York

567.5Mombert92, 697Ciliberto94, and then 935Lloyd97.

3/23/2012 5:47:18 AM

707 Toftness, 1068 Wallace and 805 Pukos

3/23/2012 8:43:15 AM

Linden, Mi.,

845 - Bobier

3/23/2012 11:15:31 AM

Pemberton, BC

723 Bobier

3/23/2012 11:18:42 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

723 Bobier

3/23/2012 1:29:54 PM

Colorado

567 mombert and 722 holland

3/23/2012 1:59:07 PM

Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

When I started this job back in 2006 one of the first duties assigned to me was to help with the Niagara auction in the Spring of '07. I had never been to a message forum board before, let alone a chat room. That first year, Russ Landry and I worked to have an auction that would be both live on BP as well as live in the hospitality room at the seminar, with a silent portion in the weeks leading up the event. What an introduction to this new wave of communication and wacky hobby to say the least! Anyways, the lots were posted and silent bids started coming in prior to the "live" evening. Imagine my surprise when the very first bid I received was $300 on the 1370 Rose! I almost had a fit - "imagine paying that much for a single pumpkin seed" - I thought to myself. I've learned a lot since then ;)

3/23/2012 2:05:29 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

805 Pukos....and I still have one to plant....butZ itZ so purty...with Joe's Initial on it...I find it hard to put in the dirt

3/23/2012 2:26:07 PM

Ireland

1068 wallace was thee seed when I started, I would have loved to give it a go.

3/23/2012 4:43:51 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

723 Bobier

3/23/2012 5:36:11 PM

Cincinnati,OH

845 Bobier, 846 Calai, 1016 Daletas

3/23/2012 7:24:22 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

Warnock 403

3/23/2012 7:46:22 PM

Minnesota

1068 Wallace

3/23/2012 8:12:56 PM

Connecticut

935 Lloyd

3/23/2012 8:16:58 PM

New York

I'm going back a little here...

(574 Mitchell squash'87)-
the grand daddy to the 935, 723,
845, 1068 and other pumpkins and squash. Responsible for Len Stellpflugs squash records of the time. Gancarz seed line going back to the 70's.It's the one seed I would love to
see grown by the top guys today...really ahead of it's
time.

Also have to mention 616 and 575 Dill from '88- Both seeds grew a World Record and a few state records. Dill seed line.

3/23/2012 9:38:50 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Big mac from home depot.



And that's not a joke :)

3/23/2012 10:38:11 PM

So. Maine

Gotta agree with Alan ... 575 616 Dill back in the late 80's

3/24/2012 12:26:58 AM

Bethlehem CT

1068 Wallace

3/24/2012 8:54:53 AM