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Monday, April 13, 2026
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Seed Starting Day
What can go wrong starting seeds on Monday the 13th ;-) This year's seeds selection was easy.
2154 Sperry 2023 (F: 1904.4 Sperry '22 x M: 2365 Wolf '21)- This was the seed that grew the 2587-pound pumpkin last year so it is hard to select another seed over this one.
2587 DeBacco 2025 dmg (F: 2154 Sperry '23 x M: 2670 Thompson '24) While the disqualification came from an odd edema (what looked like fish eggs) on the surface of the pumpkin just days before the weigh-off, after seeing that it went 18% heavy and was great in every other way, this seed choice was an easy. The pollinator plant was grown by another grower who reported some of the most aggressive plant growth they had ever seen. With an aggressive pumpkin on one side of the lineage and an aggressive plant on the other this makes a great combination. While the plant the pollen came from unfortunately contracted yellow vine later in the season the actual pumpkin production could not be determined. However, others that grew the 2670 Thompson were happy with the results.
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