Interestingly enough, pumpkin seeds do have genetics. Often when you get good seeds, you will see something like this:
856 Hoffman 10 1180.5 Pukos 07 X 1544.5 Revier 09. What this really means is Hoffman grew an eight hundred fifty-six pound pumpkin in 2010. The female flower was from the seed of 1180.5 Pukos(Grower’s last name) and grown in 2007. The male plant came from a 1544.5 Revier seed grown in 09.
If you would like to look up the lineages of pumpkins, you can visit this web site. http://tools.pumpkinfanatic.com
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