Re: germinating seeds


   It may be that we as a group have selected pumpkins that have many seeds 
germinate while still inside the cavity.  As growers we sand and make 
optimal conditions for our seeds, and then only use the fastest growing 
seedling, which is most often the one that germinated first.


>From: Carlsons <carlson@sanasys.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: germinating seeds
>Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 17:38:54 -0500
>
>Bob,
>    seen it lots of times....Alls it takes is the right amount of temp
>and those seeds will sprout....I would say you reached the right temp
>where ever you had the fruit stored.....there is always plenty of
>moisture present inside a a fruit....my guess is the sprouts were very
>long and leggy....looking for light inside that fruit...?? Am I
>right!!??
>DAN Carlson
>
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