RE: ZOO DOO BLUE

After reviewing germinating techniques I suspect that I overwatered the
seeds. How about some advice as to the amount of moisture needed for
good germination.

ZOO

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>From: 	Mills, Joe
>Sent: 	Monday, April 27, 1998 10:39 AM
>To: 	'pumpkins@mallorn.com'
>Subject: 	ZOO DOO BLUE
>
>Alright my friends, the Germinator I am not. Placed all my seeds (six)
>in my cooler at 80 degrees Friday at 5:00 pm. Come in on Monday and
>nothing is going on. I dig them up the only one that had a small root
>coming out was Al Eatons 853 and as is usual for ZOO I proceeded to
>accidentally knock it off when replanting it. ( Al could you find it in
>your heart to send me a couple more. It was the largest seed I had ever
>seen.) I used my organic soil, sterlized in the oven, to pot in. I
>dipped them in Captan before placing them in. I filed the edges until I
>saw a dark line that went around the seed. I did not do anything to the
>pointed part. My 697 looks to be gumming up while the others still look
>OK I guess. I have washed them off, redipped them in captan and placed
>them in some regular potting type soil. They could still come up in time
>but the seeds I gave to my kids class were about three inches tall at
>this point all they did was to put them in a pot next to a window!. 2
>1/2 days may not be enough time to tell whether I screwed up on these
>some how but just don't have a good feeling here. As I have told my good
>friend Beth Rado, "I usually kill them worrying about whether their dead
>or not."  (Al's seed for example) There is time though to start fresh. 
>
>The problem is that I have given away all the hot seeds I collected that
>I was not planning to plant. Any of my friends out there that think they
>have a good seed for ZOO DOO how about sending it my way ASAP. Canniff
>how about that Donkers? 
>
>Dumbarton Oaks
>Joe Mills
>1703 32nd St. NW
>Washington, DC 20007
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