bought 4 prize seeds on friday the 13th of january. should have known better. Planted them April 1st. shuld have known better. duds. my lst year's "hd 120's" sprouted fine. So, I called Dianna at Howard Dill's who graciously rpelaced 4 seeds. #1 up at 5 days, #2 at 9 days. #4 and 5 might be duds. # 1 grew to 8 nches tall in 4 days while it's partner is real slow.. Last year thee 'bad' vine produced the best pumpkin....so stay tuned.