RE: need seeds
- Subject: RE: need seeds
- From: t* c* <t*@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:10:55 -0800
no ! I'm not kidding...Seriously,Was some one joking with me about male and
female seeds? hahah I did mention I am new at this and just for fun bought
the home depot seeds never expecting to grow 73.5 lbs. Are you all laughing at
my expense? So what was the nomenclature rules about? Please don't kick me
off this site, I really want to learn how to grow a giant pumpkin. Will you
still send me seeds?
> From: ues@charter.net
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: RE: need seeds
> Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:00:17 -0500
>
> WHAT?? You're just kidding right?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
> timothy chapman
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:54 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: RE: need seeds
>
> May I join in on the free seed give away? And everyone can laugh at my
> expense now, but can you send me male and female seeds ? I didn't know to
> plant male and female seeds, and I guess I was just lucky to have a few
bees
> visit my vine ! Maybe I should read a book too.
>
> > From: mwhitehead@pei.sympatico.ca
> > To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: need seeds
> > Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:03:05 -0400
> >
> > Maybe that is where we went wrong this year...plants didnt do well AT
> ALL!!
> > Will you ship to Canada if I send a SASE?
> > Mary
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Darren Oliveri" <ues@charter.net>
> > To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 9:13 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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