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Re: Soaking Seeds


GBPUMPKIN@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-01-30 07:24:23 EST, jdixon@owt.com (Jeanie Dixon)
> writes:
> 
> << Subj:        Soaking Seeds
>  Date:  97-01-30 07:24:23 EST
>  From:  jdixon@owt.com (Jeanie Dixon)
>  To:    pumpkins@athenet.net
> 
>  Hi George,
> 
>  I don't know what giant pumpkin seeds look like. I have not opened mine yet.
>  I just wrapped them up in baggies when I received them, put them in a
>  container and set the container in the garage. So, my question to you:
> 
>  Do you need to soak the seeds in water prior to planting?
> 
>  For my larger gourd seeds, soaking is recommended since the seeds are so
>  hard. Are the pumpkin seeds the same as gourd seeds, larger and harder?
> 
>  Jeanie Dixon
>  Pasco, Washington USA
> 
>  Hi I don't know if this is bad or good but after I dry my seeds completely I put them in one of those bags you get when you buy oragnes or lemons in at the grocery store. They are made of a nice mesh and every week or so i turn the bag to circulate the airaround the seeds. does anyone have any comments, would this hurt the seeds?


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