RE: Buying seeds
- Subject: RE: Buying seeds
- From: S* M* <m*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:50:51 -0700 (PDT)
Errol,
Thanks for sharing.
When they make "Lords of the Gourd" Part 2, they will be sure to include you
in it.
Steve(the Terminator)Minor
--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Errol Wardrop <errolrw@ultrasys.net> wrote:
From: Errol Wardrop <errolrw@ultrasys.net>
Subject: RE: Buying seeds
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 3:33 PM
I had a argument with a gopher that had started eating my pumpkin
plants last week,
He lost the argument with me and my 12 gauge walking stick =)
Errol
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At 12:43 PM 10/1/2010, you wrote:
>Steve,
>
>Latest update: 4 pumpkins @400-600 lbs, 2 molested by a squirrel(s).
>
> Waiting for torrential rains to abate so I can
>apply fungicides to gnaw
> marks.
>
> Don't ask/don't tell policy in effect
> concerning
>the "cute little squirrels."
>
> Note to self: Keep multiple bird feeders
full
>of sunflower seeds to
> distract
> hungry rodents
>of all types. Surround AGs with
> multiple
>traps/substances after fruiting to minimize
>
> attack by said
>rodents.
>
>Steve(the Terminator) Minor
>
>PS: Vermont weigh off in 1 week. Pictures to follow.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com> wrote:
>
>From: Steve Haberman <shaberman@insmgt.com>
>Subject: RE: Buying seeds
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 2:01 PM
>
>Minor,
>Good to see you are still breathing. Hope you had a great year.
>
>Steve Haberman
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
>Steve Minor
>Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:58 PM
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Re: Buying seeds
>
>Stephen,
>
>You don't have to buy seeds to grow giant pumpkins.
>
>Many clubs across the USA give away seeds each year as part of the
>membership
>benefits. Memberships start as low as $15/year.
>
>Members of the bigpumpkins.com website give away free seeds every year
>starting in late October for the price of a self-addressed, stamped bubble
>envelope.
>
>If you want seeds from a specific grower for a special pumpkin they have
>grown, don't be afraid to ask, then send in the SASE if the grower says yes.
>
>You can also get great seeds free through this forum. I gave away seeds
>this
>spring to at least half a dozen growers, and other people have done the
>same.
>
>If you still want to buy seeds, in spite of all the free ones available,
>post
>another message on this forum, and I, for one, will give you several sources
>where you can spend good money to get good seeds.
>
>Steve Minor
>
>
>
>--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Jason Thomas <j.endlesstrail@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>From: Jason Thomas <j.endlesstrail@gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Buying seeds
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:27 AM
>
>Stephen,
>
>Look at the giant vegetable/giant pumpkin growers clubs and see when their
>annual auctions are. Or you can buy seeds online anytime of year. Growers
>are really generous people. Most of them will give you seeds for free if you
>send them a self-addressed, stamped bubble envelope for the return trip.
>What are you trying to accomplish? If you are trying to grow the biggest
>pumpkin you can, you are better off researching particular seeds rather than
>the best supplier. Places like pumpkinlink.com can help you find out what
>seeds have grown the most big offspring. Unless you are more looking for a
>lot of seeds for some type of group project? Then you might want to check
>out beachyseeds.com or howarddill.com.
>
>On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Stephen Dollimore
><stephen@dollimore.ca>wrote:
>
> > When is the best time to buy seeds? How do you find the best supplier? /
> > Who
> > is the best supplier?
> >
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