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I'm very interested in how this began. I know Howard Dill developed it somehow. But how? What did he do? And was this an existant veriety before or was it created? If there is a bigP historian here that be awesome! THanks for the help!

9/13/2005 3:19:16 PM

Md/ Usa

the question has been answered before try using search and you will find it.

9/13/2005 3:47:33 PM

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Alan Nesbitt is THE authority on pre-Dill era giant pumpkins. He has sent me more information & pictures than you can imagine.

Here are some of the better threads we've had in colder months:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=103435

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=3&p=69462

9/13/2005 3:48:21 PM

Cornelius, Oregon

Hey Alan, do you have any info other than the basics on the 900 Lyons Squash? From what I have seen and experienced, it is the grand melting pot of the squash and pumpkin genetics as well as all the stuff in between. Its offspring range from the flame orange of seeds like the 567 Momberts to the dark green of seeds like my 895 and of course everything squmpkin. They also range all over the chart in terms of heavy/light to the chart. Were the parents of it a sort of a pinacle of the Dill and Gancarz lines?
Just curious.

9/13/2005 4:47:11 PM

Mn

Ah the search for the Holy Pumpkin Grail.

9/13/2005 9:15:24 PM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Brett
I don't know if your getting my emails or not. I've sent you 3 and haven't heard back from you. Please shoot me an email. Take care.

Phil Hunt

9/14/2005 6:28:58 AM