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Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Okay, they are tucked in at 90f in perfectly prepared blotter box (sproutenator, or de-lux baggie sprouting) and how long should I expect it to take? I nipped the ears and filed a side on each one (see my diary entries...) [I so don't want this to be another zero yield session!]

5/4/2010 3:57:49 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

For me 5-7 days is normal. On a rare ocassion one came up after 3 days and this season some took 10 days, could easily take longer. Be patient, keep the heat constant and keep them moist, not wet.

5/4/2010 5:05:02 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Came up... are you pot sprouting? I am blotter sprouting...

5/4/2010 10:57:17 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Sprout!!!!!!!!! 121.25 Jutras! It's tucked in the pot right now. Weehooo!

5/7/2010 7:16:07 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

How many did you try Deb. I have LG's all over the place and I'm only going with 3-4 large plants. Definitely giving some away to friends.

5/7/2010 9:38:05 PM

eastern Ontario

Andy--may I suggest--if you are giving LG plants to new growers that you ask them to keep track of their ancestory (mother seed) and any crosses.
Also make them aware of www.longgourd-growers.com

I am starting extra plants here too,for 3 other growers.

5/8/2010 7:34:11 AM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

No worries here Al, anyone who receives a plant will be a member of our club and will have a vested interest in keeping track of their ancestry. I also keep track of who gets what as it will probably be me passing the info to Bob.

5/8/2010 8:03:44 AM

Glosta

all 4 were up here deb by 5th day, filed not soaked and put in moist dirt.

5/8/2010 11:31:54 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

I have six in that batch, one sprouted so far, need to uncrate the sproutenator today and check. It's just the principle... last year I built a LG trellis and had to take it down (neighbor's kids thought it was kid play equipment and wanted to come play on it). This year I haven't built one yet, so I now have something needing one. Heh.

5/8/2010 12:54:32 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

Depending on how the weather treats me this year(wind).I may end up joining the long gourd club after this year Andy.I have been trying to compete with pumpkins for 4 years now and the patch gets hammered every year with hurricane winds.Pretty hard to grow a pumpkin over 1000 in this location.

5/8/2010 9:51:53 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Update, I had put out 8 seeds, and last night I went through and found two more cracking the end and about to stick a root out, so I potted them up. One 88.5 Leland was an airseed, it felt weird and I split it wide open, no sign it had ever mushed even, was just empty. So I have one breaking pot surface, two more trying to (97 Lovelace and I think a 90...um...brainfart) and the others in pot too trying. So I need to build that trellis today!

5/9/2010 11:30:51 AM