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Fairport,NY

Post your favorite Seed starting soil formula for all to see...Lets give these Amazing seeds the best possible start for success. Pictures and measurments would be great...

2/18/2008 4:13:27 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Premier Promix BX

2/18/2008 5:04:38 PM

Coventry R.I.

Tom,,let me try this again,,,, do you have a link,, where i can buy some. sorry bumkin,,,

2/18/2008 6:05:23 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

1/3 Fine Milled Sphagnum
1/3 Vermiculite
1/3 Perlite

Plus a couple tablespoons of Flower Saver Plus per pot.

2/18/2008 6:24:49 PM

a couple of tablespoons?

how big are the pots ???

2/18/2008 6:47:17 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Hoffmans sterile seed starting mix.

2/18/2008 7:08:02 PM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

Premier promix BX for me too

2/18/2008 7:55:00 PM

Fairport,NY

This is great everyone is posting some very useful information!! Let's keep it going..
post away....

2/18/2008 7:57:28 PM

Adams County

Hoffmans here also..

2/18/2008 8:08:26 PM

Clayton, Ohio, USA

"Plant Pro Potting Soil" from Ohio Earth Food,Inc. of Hartville Ohio. Ingredients: Sphagnum peat, sharp sand, vermiculite, perlite, kelp, humate, soft rock phosphate and greensand. I file and soak seeds in warm 85degree distilled water with a drop of Neptunes liquid Kelp for 3 to 6 hours. They then are placed in 5 inch peat pots with the moist potting mix, about a half inch deep point down. (These pots are wrapped in aluminum foil and saran wrap and placed on the electric heating mat at 85 degrees about 24 hours before planting to warm the soil up). After planting, I'll then cover the top of the pot with Saran wrap again to keep the moisture in until the plant peeks through. This rarely fails me for any veggies. Have started about 20 junk pumpkin seeds this winter with this formula and have popped 19 of them. This usually takes about 5-7 days.

2/18/2008 8:13:07 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

frank try at your local agway

2/18/2008 8:15:36 PM

Fairport,NY

Tremor...where do you find the PHC's Flower Saver???? Does'nt it contains the VA Endomycorrhizal Fungi species that we're after?

2/18/2008 8:34:42 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Dan, Sewer & drain pipe - 14" tall x 8" around.

I used Hoffman's last year too. I couldn't find my favorite milled sphagnum...grrr!@

2/19/2008 1:16:10 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Bumpkin, I sell PHC products. Don Young used it on his 1662 this year. Good stuff.

2/19/2008 1:17:13 AM

Sparta, NC

I use Sunshine Professional Grow Mix

2/19/2008 7:55:53 AM

Bethlehem CT

pro-mix BX

2/19/2008 9:24:58 AM

Coventry R.I.

RAY,, do you carry the premier promix bx.

2/19/2008 10:12:35 AM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

no....the shipping costs would not be economical, unless they came out with a smaller size. Your local Agway should carry it.

2/19/2008 11:03:10 AM

Greene County, Pa.

i use pro- mix BX also.

2/19/2008 11:56:27 AM

Cincinnati,OH

Heres a pic of the roots on my 1450 plant 3 days after sprouting. The pot was 4" x 4" and 5" deep.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=63314

2/19/2008 3:08:18 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

I use Jiffy Mix with no problems.

2/20/2008 12:50:59 PM