will pumpkins inter-breed?
I was wondering if different types of pumpkins will inter-breed? I will be
growing 1 long row of pumpkins next to my duplex. regular(trick-or-treat)
pumpkins(2n yr) on one half and Atlantic Giants(1st yr) on the other half. I
plan on hand pollinating the AG's, and leaving the regular pumpkins alone.
Last year all I did was put pumpkin seeds in the ground, watered them and I
got 5 good sized trick-or-treat pumpkins.
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From: Rebkin@aol.com [R*@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:33 PM
To: Pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: germinating seeds
Hi to all-
I am a second year grower and this is what worked excellently for me last
year in germinating my AG seeds. From what I understand you only soak your
seeds in the paper towel/baggie for 24 hrs., then I plant in 3" peat pots
with seed starter soil. Then I put about 5 of these "pots" in a 5 gal.
lizard
terrarium with a small electric "heat rock". This keeps the enclosure at
about the recommended 80-85 degrees consistent to germinate seeds within 4-5
days. This year I'm also using a 50 watt "gro-lite" bulb, 24 hours a day, as
my seedlings last year were really leggy from lack of light. I've had my
seeds in the terrarium for 72 hours (& counting:) as of tonight. I will let
you know percentage & time of germination- this worked so well last year, I
think all but one came up. Good luck & keep us posted on your results-
Rebecca Steward Martinez, CA
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