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[ed&bunkie <bunked@centurytel.net>]

hi shivani!

i'm interested and just emailed you, but forgot to mention we're in 
eastern Washington state!

bunkie.

On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at 07:49 PM, SArjuna@aol.com wrote:

> Hi,
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> I'm looking for folks who love winter squash and would like to take 
> part in a project to develop new varieties of it.
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> I live in Wisconsin.  This year I am creating initial crosses of quite 
> a few different varieties.   I'm hand-pollinating and crossing both 
> ways (Using varieties A & B as both mother and father), to preserve 
> genetic info. only present in the cytoplasm of the female involved.
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> I'm looking for folks who would like to grow out some of these next 
> year.  At least six plants of a given seed and twelve would be 
> better.   They will need to hand-pollinate a female flower on each 
> plant, using a male flower also from that same plant, and save that 
> seed for future use.  They will also keep notes regarding how local 
> conditions, how each plant grew and produced and about the size, 
> coloration, flavor, texture and storing quality of its fruits.   Then 
> we will put our heads together and decide which seeds to grow the next 
> year.
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> After about 5 years, we should have some great new, stable varieties 
> of squash!
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> Please pass this invitation on to others who may be interested.  And 
> please let me know of groups you are aware of that I might share this 
> info. with.
>
> Thanks,
> Shivani Arjuna
> Sarjuna@aol.com
> phone: 920-994-4082
> (We may move, but the e-address will remain the same.  We are looking 
> for a rural place to live and grow food in SW WI.)
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