Re: Sprouting in pumpkin flesh idea


At 07:04 PM 01/16/2000 EST, you wrote:
> I don't know that sprouting inside the pumpkin says anything about the
> genetic quality of the seed.  However, I would theorize that pumpkin flesh
> should be nature's ideal medium in which to sprout pumpkin seeds.  I am
> saving some frozen pumpkin flesh to experiment with to see if it would help
> to facilitate seed sprouting.  I can think of several different ways to try
> this.  Has anyone experimented with this before?  Any thoughts?

Chris,

This makes sense to me -- to a point. Nature developed and grew pumpkins
long before we started and, I s'pose, the pumpkin flesh would be the
perfect peat pot.

Except that we've been messin' around with nature. Certainly the AG flesh
has a much higher water content than nature intended. Might that not
actually hurt the seeds?

This is a fascinating theory. I would really like to see the results of
your tests. Please keep us posted on your results.




Paul Thompson
Armada, Michigan

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