Re: need seeds

Hi Darren, I would be happy to take a few seeds off you hands. Please let me know where to send a SASE for you to use. 

Thanks,

Ron Fine
P.S. I also tried to grow a big one this year from seeds purchased from Home Depot that claimed to grow a 150 lb. pumpkin but I only got several 45lb. pumpkins. My first attempt so I am looking forward to next year to try some better seeds.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Oliveri" <ues@charter.net> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 5:13 AM
Subject: RE: need seeds
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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