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Can I save seeds from my pumpkins to grow next year. If so how do I do it. Alan

10/16/2007 5:26:53 PM

Mn

yes you can. What you do is collect them out of the pumpkin. Then you wash them off( make sure all the guts and stuff are off. Then get a big screen ( like a windo screen) and lay all your seeds out on it. Make sure they are not touching each other. Place a small fan next to the seeds so it's pointed at them to drie them off. lett them sit with the fan on them for a week or to until they are nice and drie....some one want to elaborete more.......(fan is optional)

10/16/2007 6:46:20 PM

Bristol, ME ([email protected])

3 weeks allows for the embryo to dry inside. Just because they are dry on the outside does not mean they are dry inside.

10/16/2007 7:50:48 PM

Napa Valley, CA

Ambient room temp of 70 to 75 degrees is good for drying. I dry mine for 2 or 3 weeks.

10/16/2007 11:54:24 PM

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I add bleach 5-10% to the wash water.

Watch where you dry them. I set the screens up near the dehumidifier with a slow fan blowing on them 24-7.

Don't let the seeds touch each other or mold spots develop.

Squirrels & mice can be a problem.

Cats, kids & just plain clumsy folks can be a real issue too.

10/17/2007 7:07:40 AM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Tremor-
Cats especially-- my wife's cat loves to eat raw pumpkin seeds. I have to really guard the drying screen.

10/17/2007 9:18:07 AM

Cornell, Wi

Tremor do mold spots hurt the seeds?

10/17/2007 10:20:13 AM

Wilmington.Ma.

Put a second screen on top of the seeds.
or the mice will find them!!!

10/17/2007 3:46:52 PM

Delaware, Ohio

I have a couple of mold spots on a few, will that hurt the seed? Are those seeds trash now?
~Chriss

10/18/2007 10:57:27 AM

Puyallup, WA

Most small mold spots are superficial and do not harm the seeds...if they are kept dry. I have had no problem with "moldy" seeds germinating.

10/19/2007 9:49:59 PM