RE: need seeds
- Subject: RE: need seeds
- From: &* O* <u*@charter.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:13:41 -0500
OK, here it is. Home Depot and your local garden shop are more than likely
a very poor place to find your AG seeds. If they even are AG's they are
more than likely open pollinated, so who knows what you are really going to
get. If you need good seeds just ask. I'd be happy to give some of mine
away. What do I need 300 seeds for. (Can you imagine growing 300 of these
in one year?) If anyone wants seeds let me know. I'd be happy to unload a
few...dozen. ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Rick I.
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 7:57 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: need seeds
> I just grew my first pumpkin from home depot seeds, weighing in at 73 lbs.
>...
>> Be careful with your expectations of grand growth with the HomeDepot
>> Dill Ags. Last year I planted the same seed and produced medium sized
>> fruit. This year I tried the Dill Ags from my local garden/seed store
>> and it produced only a 115 pounder.
>>...
>> > I bought the Dill Atlantic Giant
>> > seeds at Home Depot 2 times now and have yet to actually try... I get
>> > nervous about failure.
I have handled the seed from about 230 different Atlantic Giant fruit, and
I'm fairly convinced that the seed sold at such stores isn't really Atlantic
Giant at all. The seeds are just far too small to be real AG. I first
became aware of this when I grew my first (puny) one from Harris Seed
"Atlantic Giant" seeds.
There's plenty of "real" seed available for free from fellow growers.
-Rick I.
Growing near Rochester, NY
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