Re: Rochester Fair

At 11:20 AM 9/16/01 , you wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>I have a question concerning seeds.  This is my first year growing Atlantic
>Giants and I purchased my seeds from Howard Dill's Atlantic Giants in Nova
>Scotia via the internet.  I was planning to use the seeds from this year's
>pumpkins to grow some more next year.  However, I was told yesterday that
>seeds puchased commercially are somehow genetically altered to keep the
>seeds from being fertile for subsequent plantings.  Can anyone confirm or
>deny this? This is very untrue of Dill seeds
>
>Also, I've seen some recent emails from this list talking about folks not
>feeling like paying too much attention to their gardens in light of the
>tragic events of last week.  We all must grieve in our own ways, however, I
>would encourage everyone to pay even MORE attention to whatever it is that
>makes you happy--if you let these events alter your behavior in a negative
>fashion the terrorists are winning.  So tend to that freedom fertile
>American soil that you all enjoy so much and grow those pumpkins bigger than
>ever in a defiant stand that shows our spirit cannot be broken.  GOD BLESS
>AMERICA!
>
>Thanks,
>Mike in C. Springs
>
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
P.E.I. Record Holder @ 862 lbs.
http://aggc.1wh.com/aggc.asp
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