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Santa Cruz, CA

I was noticing this year that when we cut open our pumpkins that some had deep splits working their way from the inside of the pumpkin to the outside. None of these pumpkins split on us all the way through but I could see how it could easily happen. I was wondering if growers keep track of inner splits. Could this be an indication of possible trouble with the offspring or bad splits if the pumpkin had grown larger? or do most pumpkins have these inner splits and it is nothing to worry about?

11/20/2006 12:22:08 AM

Long Island,New York

There is NOTHING that has anything to do with growing large AG's that is "nothing to worry about".

11/20/2006 4:48:41 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

...had to read that reply 3x to get it...LOL!

11/20/2006 7:58:26 PM

That State Up North

Keep track of every one. The fewer I see inside when I cut upen a pumpkin the more likely I am to plant the seeds I dig out of it.
Find a pumpkin over 1000 lb that scores a perfect zero and you have a gem.


Nic Welty

11/20/2006 10:26:22 PM

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Creek,

Splits matter a whole lot when they breach. It always incites some sort of hysterical jabs but at the risk of more nonsensical treatment I'll tell it again.

I was weeding in the patch one day when I heard a genetic sidevine fruit make a dull *thud* sound. At first I thought someone had tossed something at me but no one was around. No tree branches overhead, no squirrels, nothing. A few minutes later I was right next to the fruit when it happened again. The fool thing was growing so fast I could hear it!

Two days later the tape stopped registering growth. Two more days later I saw the moisture. The next day came the flies & "that smell".

The sound I heard was the internal splits you saw. But these splits did breach the flesh. 842 Eaton x self that no one will ever want to grow. LOL

11/20/2006 10:29:51 PM

Santa Cruz, CA

Do you know of any seeds over 1000 lbs that score a perfect zero in regards to inner splits? or what top seeds have few inner splits? (I'd love to grow one of those to take some of the worry factor out.)

The splits seem to go both ways. From the inside out and vise versa. Would a pumpkin with an outer split be likely to have inner splits or are they separate genetic traits?

11/21/2006 11:11:42 AM

Mocksville, NC

Calcium-Calcium-Calcium the 1332 i grew had zero iner or outer splits my only down fall was growing a 280 sq ft plant it still went 649 when i removed the plants beside it it grew another 200lbs after 45 days. It will have the room in 07 i would recomend it beautiful med to dark round shape trouble free plant.

11/21/2006 10:12:11 PM

Mocksville, NC

you would have to check with Quinn about the 1332 for iner splits mine had none

11/21/2006 10:14:26 PM

Santa Cruz, CA

Roger,
What are the genetics on your 649 and the 1332?

11/21/2006 11:38:02 PM

Saegertown Pa.

we grew a 1008 from the 1332 this year, we had stump problems or it would have bin over 1100. it had no iner splits it was a orange high pumpkin. Unfortunately the 1332 had very few seeds, last year I donated 75 to are club, which they sold out of, and gave away 23. I only have 41 seeds left. The 1332 was 1420.5 LaRue X 1180 Daletas.

11/22/2006 6:02:41 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

The 1446 Eaton I grew in 05, blew out on the blossom after a big storm in mid August. When we opened it, it had no interior splits, 13+" thick on the shoulders & averaged 10" thick everywhere but the blossom. It was 5" thick there. I was amazed it split there. The growth spurt from the heavy rains was too much for for it I guess. The pumpkin weighed 947# but, had the potential to reach 1200# easily. By the way, the 947 produced a 1355.5# pumpkin this year. Only 70 seeds were available & I only have a few left. All the others were donated to the GVGO 2006 Membership Drive or use for personal trades.

Phil

11/22/2006 7:32:01 AM

Mocksville, NC

Sorry Creekside been working i know Quinn answered, but the cross on the 1332 is 1420.5 x 1180 it also just started getting a slight amount of pm, but that was after 70+ days of growing. I do recomend it, not only for its possiable size, and wieght, but sure beauty of it, and solid heck it sat on a hard foor fair for 10 days at school with kids jumping all over it for 2 weeks, and still was solid while seed removel, somewhere around 125 days old well over a month+ off the vine.

11/22/2006 10:55:33 PM

Mocksville, NC

and sorry the 649 is 1332 x self im setting it up for a cross, also i think by selfing it it reinforced those 2 parent seeds, because i had a very good seed count with few outcasts or hollow seeds

11/23/2006 5:16:36 PM