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Friday, March 27, 2026
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Gardeneer-in-Training
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Sunny Okanagan
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One of the most delightful parts of seed selection is dreaming of the crosses I think will compliment the traits I want to encourage in any future progeny. Perhaps that is the root of my inability to narrow down my seed choice? Fortunately, I am spoiled for choice, thanks to a variety of individuals. I want to take the time to sing their praises in future entries, but for the sake of conciseness I'll simply name some of them here; never let it be said that there is a selfish bone in Jordan Abbate, Danny Dill, Bill Sexton, Chad New, Joe Ailts, or Steve Maydan. I would love nothing more than to have enough space to plant all of the seeds they've shared with me, but alas.
I mentioned in a previous entry which seeds I was most excited for, but here's a complete list of this season's contenders:
2388.5 Liggett 2023, 1232 Dill 2024, 1060.5 Maydan 2022, 1886 Sexton 2024, two 1348 Abbate 2025, two 1758 Palmberg 2025, 490 Murrell 2025, two 415 Murrell 2024, 320 Murrell 2024, and three 962 Murrell 2025.
None of my own seeds will ever see dirt in my patch, they're only being used as benchmarking because I'm familiar with their growth habits from last year. It is possible that they will find homes in some other folk's yards.
I actually gave one of my 2388.5 Liggett 2023s to a friend who helped me a great deal last year, even while battling to save his pumpkins from maladies. He grew a stunning orange beauty in 2024, and I believe he intends on crossing it with the 2388.5, a cross similar to that which I am hopeful to make.
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