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caro mi.

could somebody out there enlighten me on the differences of growing potentually good seed from accross the country or growing seed from my own pumpkins although they have had good success before they were planted in michigan . does it take a year or so to get the seed genectics to excell in my climate or is it just a crap shoot ? would appreciate some advice on this . thankyou Dan

12/10/2003 9:45:45 PM

northern indiana

I am no expert by a long shot. But I do know you will find that some seeds have a tendency to handle cool climates better than others and vice versa. A good grower advised me that many seeds seem to prefer a certain type of climate. You are not too far north of where I live and around here its kinda like a crap shoot for what the season will be like. I now know that a cool weather seed would have done very well here this past season. An 805 pukos or one of its decendants would have loved it. (except for all the wet) Next yr might be as hot as this past was cool. So for me at least it really depends on what nature throws my way as this area can swing widely from one yr to the next. When the AGGC startes accepting new members you can research how well seeds have done in your area and similar climates. With the info there you should be able to find seeds that will excel in your area.
Just my 2 cents
Hapdad

12/10/2003 11:13:32 PM