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Vermont

One of the hardest parts of the pumpkin season is picking a seed to start. I like to pick large; fully devolped seeds that have a rich history. I like to choose seeds that someone has already tried becuase one year I had a plant that died suddenly along with another plant which had the same parents. If you are willing to please post a reply about what you do when choosing seeds to start. I hope you all choose a lucky seed for the next growing season!!

12/18/2001 3:28:37 PM

Greencastle, PA

I might have to draw names out of a hat, I have a lot of seeds that I want to plant, but I don't have the space. I'll grow the ones that I can't grow next year in 2003. Good luck,
Tom

12/18/2001 4:35:15 PM

Eagan,Minnesota

I look for large,plump,dark seeds.....Really filled out..Chris

12/18/2001 7:32:56 PM

Choctaw, OK

personally, if a seed is not to light and still looks like it will germinate, then i will give it a shot....sometimes you have no other option. I heard tony ciliberto's 1000+ lber came from a light 723 bobier seed......if you want to grow it, grow it...what the seeds looks like or how full and plump they are has little factor in what i choose to grow....i like the genetics, i will germinate it (try anyways...that is why you always have back-ups! :) )....my 762 was grown from a small skinny white seed and my 527.5 pumpkin (from 616 corkum) was from a small twisted white seed(smaller than a penny)...it germinated fine and the seedling looked great. I also germinated a 772 creuziger seed that was already partially out of the seed shell on one side, the cots were sticking out but it had not thrown a root, and it germinated in 24 hours! It was a full seed but the cots were sticking out of the cracked side of the seed shell. It All depends on what seeds you want to grow that have the genetics you like.

oh..and i would germinate a white seed over a dark tan seed any day...

Casey

12/18/2001 7:46:06 PM

Midway City, California

Casey Why a white seed over a brown seed?

12/18/2001 8:01:46 PM

Long Island,New York

Well, very few grow the same seed twice...and you usually get two or three seeds from a grower...unless its a rare seed,important seed, or a seed you wont be able to get again I'd start two of them....and chose the one that looks best as a seedling. Chances are if you grow it the seed creator will bend over backwards to give you another if you want one because he knows you are a good shot at growing it again and is usually appreciative of the fact you grew the seed the first time. If its a rare one they are all worth trying-light,heavy, white or tan. The white seeds typically look pitiful---often thin, wrinkled or contorted--but they germinate fine and often faster than the brown ones because they lack the brown shell.The 810Handy is a teenie-tiny seed, the 865Mettler is huge.....hard to believe they are the same variety........G

12/18/2001 8:39:17 PM