tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292730528124689534.post13288607271919736..comments2023-08-26T06:45:01.228-07:00Comments on Mid-Atlantic Plant Research Center: Long keeping squash continued...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292730528124689534.post-74284241623178427882015-11-21T17:07:29.205-08:002015-11-21T17:07:29.205-08:00I would think so. Insects would avoid the fruit fo...I would think so. Insects would avoid the fruit for surefe_r556https://www.blogger.com/profile/04288183299425750802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292730528124689534.post-75640800823500963812015-10-07T08:42:56.124-07:002015-10-07T08:42:56.124-07:00BTW, they dried down beautifully and still look as...BTW, they dried down beautifully and still look as good as they did in July. I'm wondering also if the hard rind trait would give any extra protection against disease and/or insects?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251272906203857137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292730528124689534.post-79340737928371841792015-10-06T17:09:42.602-07:002015-10-06T17:09:42.602-07:00Oh, OK. Still interesting though!Oh, OK. Still interesting though!fe_r556https://www.blogger.com/profile/04288183299425750802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292730528124689534.post-18772372843208233082015-07-28T16:05:52.208-07:002015-07-28T16:05:52.208-07:00I'm betting it wouldn't take that long. I ...I'm betting it wouldn't take that long. I looked it up and the gene for this hard shell is a dominant one, so repeated back crossing with some delicious cultivar could quickly transfer that trait. By the way, I also discovered that this pumpkin is probably a commercial hard-shelled type. I didn't even know they existed, but found out there are quite a few... Iron Man, Lil Ironsides, Cannonball, Rockafellow. I had no idea they were already out there.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251272906203857137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292730528124689534.post-10493057233298175832015-07-27T14:50:40.008-07:002015-07-27T14:50:40.008-07:00Don't worry, in 20 Yeats you might have a hard...Don't worry, in 20 Yeats you might have a hard rinded, delicious pumpkin strain! :Pfe_r556https://www.blogger.com/profile/04288183299425750802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8292730528124689534.post-76687706127939622892015-07-27T14:50:26.508-07:002015-07-27T14:50:26.508-07:00Don't worry, in 20 Yeats you might have a hard...Don't worry, in 20 Yeats you might have a hard rinded, delicious pumpkin strain! :Pfe_r556https://www.blogger.com/profile/04288183299425750802noreply@blogger.com