You weren’t kidding when you said it was the biggest. That one was hard to miss! I sat down with my C. pepo seeds last night (what was left after sharing most with a friend who doesn’t have as much of a borer problem) and worked on a game plan for crosses, if possible. I’m gonna keep my hopes up that this interspecies cross can bring some resistance in, and let me grow summer and winter pepos again.
Do you know if the interspecies hybrid is male-fertile? I know Tetsukabuto is not, you have to have a separate pollinator; it would be helpful to know if I’ll only be able to make one-way crosses with the pepo hybrid so I can prioritize. I’d love to get some seed back from the crosses in order to contribute to either a pepo OR a separate interspecies hybrids grex.
I am going to grow the GTS Winter pep grex this year.
The other pepos I want to grow probably have been grown by someone here. Are there any that don’t seem good candidates for winter pepos?
** -Long pie pumpkin**
** -Luxury Pie Pumpkin**
** -Maxidiwiac**
** -Maycock**
I view most posts in my email app so I do not see some posts. What was the conclusion to the reckless Pepo grex?
I honestly don’t know what the conclusion to the Reckless Pepo mix was for me, because I mixed them up with a whole bunch of other pepo varieties before planting them. I have no idea which seeds did what.
I will say that last year, I had a summer squash that was the tastiest summer squash I’ve ever eaten, so I most emphatically saved those seeds to share with this year’s summer squash grex, and to plant myself this year.
I don’t know, having not tried them yet. That’s certainly my hope, though. I think I may have both of those mixed into my tupperware of “all pepo seeds to sow” – I know for sure I have Maxidiwiac seeds somewhere in there.
That’s certainly my hope, though. I think I may have both of those mixed into my tupperware of “all pepo seeds to sow” – I know for sure I have Maxidiwiac seeds somewhere in there.