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Aloha, Oregon

Hi all my seeds are filed 25 of them im already feeling the hard work I filled the plastic pots all 25 with potting soil that cary recomended.I filed each seed a bit,not the end point of course.They will all be soaked around 4:00 pm for 4 hours when I get home tomorrow which cary also recomended.then I will use albertsons bags as a plants own personal green house tell they start to grow which cary also recomended but she uses walmart bags albertsons is close enough:)Thanks for all your help I will have a busy busy season for me this year as stupid dumb me wants alot of plants.I plan to do some cross pollinations and if we get the house we want then me and my uncle will grow together.I belive this will be a hard,fun season but well worth it:)
Thanks everyone for all your help.!

Thanks,
Jordan

4/21/2006 1:42:01 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Jorda,
Good luck on your first year but please listen to voices of experience that are/will be telling you that you cannot grow 25 plants and expect anything of substantial size. It takes a lot of work and you are going to quickly get overwhelmed and have a patch full of weeds, untamed vines, poor fruit placements and sets, and mostly open pollinations....which in my opinion are worthless seeds to any grower that cares about genetics.
You are best set to grow several plants so you can do things right, and have enough time to study the plant...it's habits, how vines grow, how fruits develop, what the plant needs (it WILL tell you if you pay attention and listen). With 25 plants you're going to be running around so busy that you won't learn much (like not growing too many plants), nor will you get that big pumpkin you want. Most likely, you'll end up with a slew of 100# pumpkins, that are open pollinated, and the effects of a frustrating season which often causes newer growers to abandon the hobby.
I've done 25 plants before and it took up an INCREDIBLE amount of my time....my wife and kids never saw me. I managed a few 400# fruit but only because frustration from so much work led me to abandon any care on all but 2-3 plants. I vowed after that season that I would never do it again and I seriously thought of taking a couple years off.
This year I'm growing 5 fruits and I believe that I really should only do 4...but it's hard to sit on a once-in-a-lifetime seed until next year. I still have my doubts tho....because I know how much work it's going to take on those 5 to reach my attempted goal.
Just remember, you've been warned.
Good luck

4/21/2006 7:07:34 AM

Farmington, Utah

Jordan, why dont you listen to other growers. 25 plants is way too many. You are so set on Checkons 1469. Do you know that Larry Checkon only grows 2 plants and his wife Gerry only grows 1 or 2 plants. If Checkon is your inspiration than do as the he does. Just my 2 cents worth, Kenny B

4/21/2006 8:19:44 AM

Webster, NY

Jordan, I agree with souther. If you have a good plot, grow one or two. Then, if you have a field somewhere and you just want to see what happens, throw in the rest of the seeds (hopefully not the best ones) and watch them, but pay attention to that 1 or 2 in your best area. Good luck

4/21/2006 8:20:36 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

jordan, like everyone is saying 25 is too many plants to give attention too, not to mention that 25 plant will require a LARGE amount of room! and water.

Glenn

4/21/2006 10:11:06 AM

Aloha, Oregon

I feel stupid...all the seeds seem so good.I dont know which ones not to do I can send 4 - 5 plants to my moms friend to plant.Which I guess I plan to do.me and my uncle do have a big place to grow in the clearcut in washington on there property.I want to grow big but cant take anything else away.hmmmmmmmm,I think I will work on pickiing plants buy taking out the weakest ones right?Ok Im going to go look at my seeds again,gosh,hmmmmmm I just dont know.
:(
Thanks,
Jordan

4/21/2006 10:45:24 AM

Netherlands

Jordan, put up your list of seeds here. Some of us can give you advice which ones to plant and which ones to hold till next year.

4/21/2006 11:08:05 AM

Long Island,New York

Sorry Cary....Tribal Council meeting tonight. Better be packed.

4/21/2006 4:01:59 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

lol

4/21/2006 4:45:43 PM

caro mi.

I really wonder if jordan is really a kid or just somebody wanting to stir things up ? seems like he does everything oppisite of what guys tell him he needs to do , and then appoligises and does it again .....anyone suspect he might just be a adult playing around with us ?

4/21/2006 6:50:59 PM

Aloha, Oregon

Guys I am a kid ok im 13 and I will be 14 on May 11th.
My seeds are soaking for 4 hours now like cary sugested.I will post what I have later.I plan to give some to other people such as me P.E. Teacher or Uncle on my dads side both I gave seeds to and may just give them some that have already been started.
Thanks,
Jordan

4/21/2006 7:25:49 PM

Webster, NY

Jordan, everyone is stupid about what they don't know. That's why we go through the trouble of learning things. Don't let it bother you. We all had the same questions when we started, whether we were 13, 30 or 50. There are some really experienced growers on this site. They will help anyway they can. When you have that 500 or 600 pound jack o lantern at halloween it will all be worth it. Good luck and enjoy.

4/21/2006 7:44:07 PM

Aloha, Oregon

Ok thanks steelydave.

Thanks,
Jordan

4/21/2006 8:06:14 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

G I refuse to go to tribal council sweet heart, you will need to drag me from the island, I wont go. lol PS you know you dont want me voted off G ;)

4/21/2006 9:17:25 PM

Woodburn, Indiana

Ok, I have been on the site a long time. When did we get a tribal council? lol

4/22/2006 7:09:34 AM

Greene R.I.

let him plant his 25 seeds, then we can all here about his list of 200- 300 lb pumpkins he grew, if he doesnt split them all lol go get em jordan !!!!

4/22/2006 2:43:33 PM

Spanish Ontario

HI JORDAN still won,t LISTEN grow your 25 plant,s all you are doing is wasting good seed ,s that other grower,s have takin years to prove TRY spending 500 d0llar,s on a 723 an whatch it not GERMINATE beause of lack of KNOWLEDGE I don,t have enough crying towels to wipe up the water JUST MY 2 CENT,S WORTH KEN

4/22/2006 3:58:55 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

lol at G.......Cary's got another admirer!! Not surprised!!

4/22/2006 10:19:40 PM

Mt Vernon Ky

here we go again

4/22/2006 11:57:38 PM

milford, CT,

Jordan,

Did the seeds germinate? How many came up?

4/29/2006 9:18:28 PM