Re: Buying seeds

I have been a member of this list for a few years, seldom post, but always reading with interest of everyone's trials and tribulations trying for "the big one". Not got into the 1000lb category myself but "there's always next year". 
But this last post I found truly insulting.
Lets just talk about pumpkins folks - it is what brought us here.

Lynn
In Canada

On 1-Oct-10, at 4:14 PM, Steve Haberman wrote:


Minor,
Didn't know about the Canadian heritage. I won't hold it against you. I always thought there would be a list of things that would be some advantages 
of a USA, Canada merger:
1) The US would have one hell of a lumber yard.....oh yah, already there. 
2) My kids would finally have a good hockey coach.
3) The Canadian flag is truly cool eah!
4) Walleye, walleye, walleye!
5) Canadian proof beer.....in a 12oz bottle!
6) The weather makes Indiana look like Florida.
7) "We" would finally be producing oil.
8) I love DOUGHNUTS!!!!
9) The Canadians would have the right to bear arms.
10) We could send the Border Patrol to the Mexican side where it is actually 
&^%$#@#@!# NEEDED.

Peace!

Steve Haberman

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of 
Steve Minor
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 3:42 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: RE: Buying seeds

Sorry about that last message being garbled.

Yahoo mail really did a strange one that time.

No.  It was not the Canadian beer talking. lol.

--- On Fri, 10/1/10, Steve Minor <minok2014@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Steve Minor <minok2014@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Buying seeds
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 2:43 PM

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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