Bushel Gourd Growing Forum
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Subject: Germinating
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Green Toe |
Ontario
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I tried to germinate 4 seeds last year from to different gourds with no luck just wondering what is the best way I soaked for 24 hours and germ chamber was at 86 degrees
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1/16/2019 8:05:14 PM
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lunker99 |
Iowa
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Seems like some of the gourds like a warmer germination temp. I've only grown them once and had difficulty getting them to go also. Think I read it's better in the 90-95 range but will let the people who's grown them more give you better advice.
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1/16/2019 8:24:07 PM
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jlindley |
NE Arkansas
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I germ alot of gourd seeds for grafting purposes. Probably over 100 a year. Bushel gourds, pear gourds, and commerical gourds and they all seem to like 92°. Bushel gourds are normally the slowest to germ. Some take 10 days to sprout some 3 days. I normally soak mine 2 hours. I did accidentally soak some long gourd seeds for 24 hrs once. Long gourds always take forever to germ for me, like 10 days. Those I soaked for 24 hrs popped up in 2 days. Coincidence maybe... May have germed quick anyway. Just my experiences.
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1/16/2019 11:38:31 PM
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big moon |
Bethlehem CT
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BG's have a really hard seed coat.
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1/17/2019 7:54:44 AM
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Wolfpack83 |
central Nc
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Did you clip the ears?
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1/17/2019 9:09:02 AM
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Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings |
Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)
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8 hour soak..90 degrees and drier soil than for pumpkins. They seem to like a little surface light also
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1/17/2019 1:02:22 PM
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Green Toe |
Ontario
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Very helpful thank you
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1/18/2019 9:02:19 AM
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Mike F. |
Hanson Ma
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Just an FYI. Last year I tried to germ bushel gourds and had no luck. After I shut down all my seedling grow stuff. I went in the basement 2 weeks later and to clean up. there was a gourd sprouting. No heat no water no light. Didn’t grow very well but I was surprised that neglected and it still sprouted.
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1/19/2019 4:50:37 PM
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