Re: Seed Questions, manure question

Herman Bax of Ontario grew his world record 990lb pumpkin on a 60 year
old septic at his parents place.  Apparently he did not fertilize too
much(guess he didn't need to or he had that silver bullet of a seed)

Clem4PCS@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Dear Giant Atlantic Pumpkin Horticulturists,
> Does anyone have a few extra seeds they would be willing to part with to help
> a newcomer get started?  I am willing to pay for the packing and postage and
> some for each seed also.
> 
> I would also like to know if anyone has had good results from any of the seed
> companies?  One site on the internet said that P&P or Dill's are the ONLY
> place to get seeds if one would like to grow a big one, but others have had
> unsprouted seeds from the same...  How many seeds from different places will I
> need to aquire to prevent disappointment?
> My kids belong to a homeschool group that is planning to grow the AGP as a
> science/educational/fun project and I was going to order 1/2 pound of seed in
> bulk and then divide up the seeds and we would all have more than if we each
> ordered individually.   So far, both Stokes Seed Co. and P&P has a bulk AGP
> price.  How can one be assured that one is getting 700 lb. and over seed and
> not 300 lb and under?  Is there any visual difference?  Are seeds that produce
> the really big pumpkins bigger?
> 
> Has anyone grown an AGP over their septic system?  We have an area over our
> septic system that the plants seem to particularly like...
> 
> Is it ok if there are a few evergreen trees here and there in the pumpkin's
> area?
> 
> Is horse manure the manure of choice or will sheep manure do ok?
> 
> Does anyone have any used pumpkin growing books that they would like to sell?
> Like Don Langevin's "How to Grow World Class Giant Pumpkins, vol 1 & 2"
> 
> Thank You,  robert and angela
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