From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Vermont

I am wondering when I should start my seeds that i am buying. Please drop me a note about when and how you start yours.

1/12/2002 6:52:49 PM

North Ga

There are several ways to start your seed, VG. Read The how-to page on this site to start with.

1/12/2002 7:18:06 PM

walton n.y.

pappy gave you good advice on seed starting as for when to start close to may 1st you'll need some form of frost protection again check the how to section of this site for some ideas until after your last expected frost date

1/13/2002 9:15:06 AM

Sloughhouse, CA

Last year I started mine inside during Easter or spring break.

1/13/2002 9:29:31 PM

Webster, NY

I started mine indoors the last week in April. But after I plant them outdoors, I give them plenty of protection from cold and frost.

1/13/2002 9:39:39 PM

Eagan,Minnesota

I start mine the middle of April, and set them out in the ground May 15......I am in Minnesota....I would think that it would be about the same there.....Chris

1/14/2002 11:12:59 AM

walton n.y.

if you plant too early plants become root bound this could effect plant performance when pumpkins start forming i believe len s. from rush n.y. wrote about this last year

1/14/2002 7:16:22 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

what would be a good time for me to germinate seeds? I live in Oregon.

1/14/2002 7:41:36 PM

walton n.y.

polka dot,at least 120 days before your weigh off date probably around may 1st

1/15/2002 7:13:30 PM

Hobbiton New Zealand

Is 120 days about the life span of the plant?

1/16/2002 11:41:12 PM

Utah

Darkey-
The life span of the plant is determined by the length
of your growing season. It's not a fixed amount.
gordon

1/17/2002 10:00:38 AM

Hobbiton New Zealand

So the longer you can can have the plant growing b4
the day you have to harvest the pumkin the better.
On the day that I will have to pick for the show
my pumpkin will be 70 days old and the plant 130days
How old is the pumkin b4 it reaches its peak?

1/17/2002 12:58:31 PM

Utah

Now you've asked the real questions... how long do
pumpkins grow?
and the answer is that varies...depending on
climate.
generally here in the States and Canada growers try
for approximately 90 days of pumpkin growth
(the first week in July to the first week of October),
and plant around the beginning of May for approximately
150 days of the live of the plant.
but very large pumpkins have been grown in 50-60 days.
and many pumpkins stop there growth some time before
the weigh-off but growers can't weigh them till weigh
off day. again it varies with climate.
So it sounds like you are doing fine but maybe could
have started a little sooner.
good luck !

1/17/2002 3:56:15 PM