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Wood River, IL ([email protected])

Guys & Gals,

How many seeds do you have that aren't from pumpkins you grew??

I'm only starting my 2nd year of growing, and I'm amazed at how many I have.

Kenny

2/12/2007 5:16:08 PM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

Sorrys, thats suppose to be SEEDS. My mind is faster than my fingers

2/12/2007 5:18:18 PM

Long Island,New York

I have 16. But I am expecting two more bubbles this year.

2/12/2007 7:02:50 PM

South East

lmao, g,ive been at it for a bout 5 or 6 moth and got way to much to plant, i think about 16 to

2/12/2007 7:06:55 PM

Cincinnati,OH

About 250

2/12/2007 7:07:30 PM

Coventry R.I.

KENNY, I,m with you 2nd year, I HAVE 2 BAGS FULL, ONE FOR ORANGE AND ONE FOR SIZE LOL Thats big zip lock bags

2/12/2007 7:07:54 PM

probably seeds from a couple hundred different pumpkins, not counting from my own fruit.

2/12/2007 7:29:07 PM

Western NY

not mine: over 3,750 seeds from over 1,500 different pumpkins

2/12/2007 7:34:33 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

alot

2/12/2007 9:32:14 PM

Yadkin Valley North Carolina

Kenny, am happy for you, I have accumulated several seeds myself, these are some of the nicest people you would ever want to meet..but I bet you could take all of your seeds X all of my seeds X 1000 and there would still be a couple of brokers...sorry growers...out there that would still have more seed than that.If ever in need of a particular seed contact one of the members of this fine upstanding club, in our sport they are commonly referred to as seed hoe's,not sure who is this years president of this exclusive group, but he has more than 16 seeds thats for sure....lmao

2/12/2007 10:11:30 PM

Wood River, IL ([email protected])

G, shouldn't there be a zero or 2 behind that 16? LOL

2/13/2007 5:14:20 AM

West By God Virginia

G really means 16 freezers full. LOL

2/13/2007 5:37:39 AM

Yadkin Valley North Carolina

LOL @ Doug......I wonder just how big G's seed vault is?

2/13/2007 9:21:35 AM

Georgia

I have just enough to feel safe that ill be able to have good back-ups and a solid starting line up.

2/13/2007 10:07:59 AM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

I think some folks are a little reluctant to answer this post as they don't want to admit that they are seed hounds. Personally, this is my forth season. My seed collections currently has about 1300 seeds from about 700 pumpkins and squash. I expect this to be around 15-1600 by spring. My plan is to keep all seeds for planting or trading until they are at least 5 years old, then any surplus seeds will either be donated to a club for fundraising or to be given out to new growers. I don't want to see any seeds go to waste.

2/15/2007 2:49:26 PM

Long Island,New York

There are just too many seeds John. To donate old seeds to a club sounds great on paper and goes with conservation, generosity etc but doesn't neccessarily help the march towards 2000lbs. Donate CURRENT genetics to the clubs...that way one can find out what they will do/can do. It sounds good on paper to donate the old unsuccessful unprovens but more likely than not the progeny wont be grown either....just my two cents.

2/15/2007 4:42:05 PM

C N Y

can i be a seed ho? i have a good head start.
i also have only 10 spots to plant in.
carriage before the horse, i guess!

2/16/2007 7:40:54 PM