The more I look at my “ Seminole ” autumn pumpkin , the more I wonder what genes may have made their style into the logical argument before I acquire them .
They have the unbelievable vigor and rich flavor of Seminole pumpkins … but they ’re paler and are about five time the size of the little Seminole Cucurbita pepo I ’ve seen being traded around by plant flake .
My friendMart Haleis develop Seminole pumpkins that look a mint like mine ( except they have spots ) … but he ’s the only other soul I ’ve see with large fruits on his vines .
As I ’ve written before , I ’m attempting to multiply a large tropical pumpkin vine with the fine flavour and vigour of a Seminole autumn pumpkin but the sizing of a vast calabaza from the tropics .
To start off , I ’ve been collectingC. moschatapumpkin / squash variety show and planting them all together in a grown quite a little .
you could see more of that mess in this video recording I recorded yesterday :
After they ’ve all cross this year , I ’m pop off to implant their seed next year and also add any more large tropical pumpkins and Seminole autumn pumpkin lines I can feel .
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Upper Ground Sweet Potato pumpkin vine , Long Island Cheese , crazy Farm Stand varieties … I want them for leaping of 2016 for the next beat of additions to the genetic pool .
Meanwhile , my original pumpkin variety is currently being bear on by my skilled gardening friend Curtiss . I really do n’t desire to suffer the swell variety I start with , hence the backup … but I ca n’t help oneself but question if I could make it even more unbelievable .
Next yr I ’ll do some more command cross rather than have random pollenation take property .
I ’m re - readingthis excellent bookright now and it ’s give me sight of inspiration .
In the future I will be felicitous to give seeds of Dave ’s Giant Mutant Tropical Squash back to anyone that would wish some . It ’ll be a few age but we ’re going to get there .
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Breeding and keep your own varieties is a not bad means to make certain you get consistent yields without having to weigh on far - away seed companies .
I ’m doing it with squash now … and if I get more data-based place , I ’m entirely jumping into corn as well .
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