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Bear Creek, NC

Went there yesterday to get some seed starter and jiffy pots and found they were selling AG seed packs. Can anyone tell me what kind of weights these will produce? I bought one pack just to use as practice filing my seeds. I have two 1432 Northrup seeds. I didn't want my first time to ruin my seeds. There is a huge difference in the size of the seeds. I thought if they would atleast get to 200lbs they would make some great jack-O-lanterns for the kids.

4/26/2010 10:13:27 PM

3 acre corner in Whittaker,Mi USA (faulkner5@msn.com)

Thanks chicken for the post on my question you answered. I tilled that patch of mine down soft about a foot over the entire thing about 8 times total including the ammending and manure and compost adding. Hope she'll do the trick. I seen those same ag seeds at lowes and was told that they could grow anywhere from 100 to 800 lbs. Depending on the conditions (which told me that they really didn't know how big they would get) I ended up not getting them and asking around for extra seeds and got some with more established genetics. For test germs though I bet they would work great. Good luck/Better weather and god bless!!
October bandit

4/26/2010 11:29:33 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

I wouldn't buy any of those seeds from Loes. You may get a pumpkin but why not get the good seeds from hundreds of growers all over the world with great genetics. Those seeds are crap compared to those that are out there. No disrespect to lowes but get the good seed.

4/27/2010 12:46:06 PM

New York

I agree with Kenny. People will send you as many seeds as you need that will give you a better chance of growing something decent.

4/27/2010 10:17:49 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

I respectfully disagee w/Kenny...buying those seeds for the purpose you stated is a great idea...practice germinating those seeds...you will have been thru the process once, and correct any prblms you come across. Great purchase, for practice. $2 for a practice run, is better than losing a good one!!! Peace, Wayne

4/29/2010 12:47:58 AM

Ct

On the other hand, if you start with a good quality seed you can learn traits of larger fruits that you may not have an opportunity to do so with lowe's seeds. Blowouts, vine positioning { to accomodate a real giant vs a lowe's "giant}.Either way your first year will be expirimental so why not start with the real thing??

4/29/2010 10:43:31 AM

Ottawa, Canada

If your patch is large enough, try both. Being a noob myself, I practiced germinating the seeds with and AG and have now started a Holland 1505. I started two patches, one for each. Should be interesting to compare the results

4/29/2010 12:49:43 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

The last I knew, Howard Dill, Inc was supplying Lowes.

4/29/2010 1:10:25 PM

Bear Creek, NC

Not sure what the difference is between the lowes seeds and the 1432 Northrup seeds. The Lowes seeds were alot smaller. Maybe they soaked up the water faster. Every one has germinated and are growing faster than my 1432 seeds. The vine is smaller and the leaves have a different color(lighter) to them. I've got unlimited space so i'm gonna try them all and see what happens. Like I said earlier, they can be my jack-o-lanterns if nothing else.

5/3/2010 2:22:20 PM

El Paso TX.

I think the main difference is the Lowes seeds are from vines that are grown specifically for seeds and they let the vine produce as many pumpkins as it can instead of selecting just 1 fruit per vine so they can get more seeds from the multiple pumpkins - and the main reason not too many growers grow them is you do no know the genetic line they come from (as they are open pollinated) and the results will vary on the seeds depending on which seeds you wind up with in that package -- instead of being able to trace the genetic line and have at least some idea of the traits.

5/3/2010 2:29:22 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

My ill-worded reply was mistook, I guess??? LOL I disagreed w/Kenny, as in... the Lowes seeds, would be good practice for learning how to germinate AG seeds...sucessfully!!! I guess, if unlimited space is available...growing them is a good learning experience also. One thing you will learn, is that each plant...to be grown to it's max potential...is a LOT of work!!! Peace, Wayne

5/3/2010 11:58:31 PM

Bear Creek, NC

Thanks Wayne, I figured out how much it will involve already just by reading up on this site. My wife already thinks I'm crazy. Lol.

5/5/2010 11:51:24 AM