Scott
Scott Armstrong wrote:
> Chris
> i'm sort of torn on this topic. its pretty touchy. there are guys out
> there who sell seeds, and yeah, i bought some last year. but i bought them
> under the premise that i knew what, and how much i was getting. you say $15
> dollars for seeds, but how many seeds? you said a "couple of seeds". last year
> i paid $10 to one of the biggest growers out there, for 6 seeds, from 3
> different pumpkins that he grew, all of top quality genetics. less money, more
> seeds, big time grower........better odds. you can't beat that. was it worth
> it? i would say yes considering all factors.
> you must know how much work it is to get all the seeds out, get them dried
> and what not.........imagine doing that times 3. now, i'm not saying that your
> pumpkin wasnt' impressive, by all means, it was a feat matched by few. but the
> reality of it is, you're not even 100% sure what seed it came from. just
> because it "looks" like something, doesnt' mean it is. did you cover the female
> and male blossoms before pollination? did you protect the female after
> pollination? these are important considerations. especially when most of us
> dedicate a full 12 months out of the year between patch prep, and actually
> growing our pumpkins. i think we all want to be sure what we're getting.
> especially if you're going to ask for $15 dollars U.S, which as of right now is
> worth $22.2188 canadian. no offense, but that's alot of money for 2 unproven
> seeds. i'm sure plenty of people will pay what you ask, and that's fine, its
> there porogative.
> i hope you dont' take any offense to this, but your name doesnt end in
> dill, or checkon, or eaton, or mombert, or larue, or lloyd, or ciliberto, or
> handy, or anderson, etc...........and most of them have given away seeds at one
> time or another. all they'd ask was for you to pay for postage.
> sure, you grew one heck of a pumpkin, but would you say that you're on par
> with these guys? the guys that grow big ones every single year? i believe its
> after one develops a reputation that they can earn the right to command the
> dollars, and even then, some don't accept them. so tell me, why did you grow
> this pumpkin in the first place? was it to win money, fame, notoriety? or did
> you do it for fun, and now that you have something extroadinary you feel that
> you can command this kind of money? had you grown a 500 pounder, i'd bet a
> million dollars no one would give you your $15 bucks for two of your seeds. but
> if one of the "big guys" grew a 500 pounder with a good background, they would
> get what they asked for.
> if you still think you deserve your money, just think back to how generous
> larry checkon was, he GAVE AWAY seeds that GREW the largest pumpkin ever.
> think about that for a second...........you grew a really large pumpkin, no
> doubt about it, but, will those seeds in turn grow equally large pumpkins? you
> dont' know, nobody knows. but larrys 1190 CAME from his 815, thereby proving
> its worth to the the giant pumpkin growing community, and he STILL gave them
> away , even AFTER he popped his 1190,...... and didn't ask for a dime in return.
> what does that tell you?
> draw your own conclusions, i'm just calling it as i see it.
>
> my two cents,
> scott
>
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Scott Armstrong,
Sorry I offended you by asking for money for my seeds, but I hope you
understand that by the time I buy bubble packs and pay for postage for all the seeds
people could possibly order, my costs could add up pretty fast. I'm only 16, still
in school with no income and couldn't possibly afford the money that it could cost
me. I didn't feel it was wrong to ask people to cover my costs.(My costs were
figured out in Canadian dollars not U.S). My intention is not to con or take
advantage of anyone, nor do I wish to be taken advantage of. I'm just trying to make
a little money to buy some fertilizer and top-soil for next year.
I have been fortunate enough to have a mentor for the past 2 years who is very
knowledgeable in growing giants with much success of his own. Everything I have
learned was advice and teaching from the very best.You can be sure that we know
what the genetics of my pumpkin are and that the pollination was pure
.Getting up at 7:00a.m in the rain to pollinate flowers which most definitely were
protected both the night before and after pollination.Nursing that pollinated
pumpkin along and spending hours a day caring for it. Yes, I too know how much work
and dedication goes into it from prep work to harvest and on and on.
You asked why I grew this pumpkin. It was probably for the same reason anyone
grows pumpkins year after year. It's for many reasons; the fun, the sense of
accomplishment in watching something I worked hard for, grow bigger and bigger
everyday. Sure everyone likes a little recognition.Don't you? The money , there
wasn't any and it was never expected. And fame, no, definitely not. That's the last
thing I would be looking for.
I'm offended that you felt it necessary to make me look bad to so many people as
you did today.It's not something I would have done to anyone.
Had you not been so quick to judge me you would have learned that I had already
planned to donate some of my seeds to a couple of pumpkin growing Associations.
Chris.
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