Re: Seed Question

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• To: G*@aol.com
• Subject: Re: Seed Question
• From: n*@ideasign.com (Chris R Wilbers)
• Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 00:14:55 -0600
• References: <970219171641_-1508138080@emout03.mail.aol.com>

Thanks, George.  Maybe I missed this somewhere in the past, but do you
do anything to prepare your seeds before freezing them for long-term
storage (i.e. do you clean and dry them first or just sort of de-muck
them and freeze them)?  When you freeze them, what do you like to put
them in?

Regards,
Chris W

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GBPUMPKIN@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-02-19 11:40:44 EST, you write:
> 
> << Subj:        Re: Seed Question
>  Date:  97-02-19 11:40:44 EST
>  From:  nevus@ideasign.com (Chris R Wilbers)
>  Reply-to:      nevus@ideasign.com
>  To:    GBPUMPKIN@aol.com
>  CC:    pumpkins@athenet.net
> 
>  George--
> 
>  So I have a pumpkin that has been sitting on my porch through-out our
>  very frigid winter, packed in snow.  Do you think I can still extract
>  and use the seed?  When should I do it -- now and let dry in my garage
>  or wait until spring thaw?
> 
>  --Chris Wilbers
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> As soon as the Pumpkin has defrosted you can take them out and dry them or
> put them in the freezer and plant frozen seeds when it's time.
> 
> George
> 
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> 
> 
>  GBPUMPKIN@aol.com wrote:
> 
>  > As long as the seeds are mature the pumpkin can completely rot and the
> seeds
>  > are still good.  It is a natural process and I wonder if the fungus that
>  > forms even inoculates the seeds from disease.  This happens with the
> fungus
>  > that forms on tomato seeds.  That combined with the freezing in the winter
>  > may account for the vigor seen in pumpkin seeds that grow from one left
> out
>  > all winter and sprouts in the Spring.
>  >
>  > George
>  > N. Tewksbury, MA USA
>   >>

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