Re: Sprouted seed freebies
well i did same not knowing what would sprout for seeds . i was down and
out of it last year and unable to plant seeds i had due to serious leg
injury. so now back on feet i started a few seeds <evil smirk> just a few
.......(3) peters1011.4 ......rose self cross , (1) larue 1131 , (1) kline
1204, (2)story 05, and 5 others seeds and right now all but one have
sprouted so 11 plants all started nicely. so as you can see even some of
these are older seeds. i was very suprised to say the least that the older
seeds i had did start. getting a late start but look out everyone i am here
to give notice here i come, my first real big year with decent seed stock to
work with.
wonder if neighbors are going to think i am nuts if i plant whole backyard
in giant pumpkins this year, already got 1/2 acre of it tilled over for
planting
Dave baird
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Squires" <djsquires@ultraplix.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:19 PM
Subject: Sprouted seed freebies
> Well, out here in Colville, Washington I just planted 9 seeds that
sprouted
> after a 12hr soak in water and 2 days in a damp paper towel in a
> sandwich bag.
> These were 3 yr old seeds I thought were probably the most unlikely to
> sprout.
> I never put them in a freezer, just sitting in an airtight jar in a
> drawer the whole time.
>
> So, silly me, I just grabbed a handful (18) and soaked them for the heck
> of it
> thinking maybe one or two would sprout. Well, they all did except for
> about 4 so far.
> You know, these are the seeds you usually toss out because they are thin
> and you
> figure they are no good and not like the big fat premium ones you might
> get from
> the premium suppliers.
>
> Now what do I do with them? Anybody want some seeds already sprouted?
>
> These are a cross of 1042 Companion and 1101 Northrup circa 2003.
>
> They would be going great by the end of this week. It's not too late.
> Hey, they are guaranteed to grow now. No doubt about that.
>
> I would recommend overnight if anyone's willing to pay the FedEx bill.
> But first class mail would still get them there by Saturday.
>
> The seeds themselves are freebies already sprouted and going strong.
> First roots are about a half inch right now on three of them.
> Two have just little 1/16" points sticking out. By Saturday they would
> be an inch long.
>
> I will have to toss them if nobody speaks up. I can send them in a well
> padded bubble pack
> in a damp paper towel to keep them going. Just give me an address.
> First 5 people
> that speak up get them, one each unless someone wants more than one.
>
> Dave Squires
> Colville, WA
>
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