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North Ga

I am trying to keep Fatback until Aug. 24th for a weigh-off.
Help me! I want the seeds. Should I try to get both and hold off til after the weigh-off or should I forego the weigh-off in order to get good viable seed? And by the way, any suggestions for preserving a fruit for about 6 weeks will be very welcome also. Thanks Ya'll!!

7/26/2002 5:21:34 PM

Grants Pass, Oregon

can you keep it in a cool garage? It worked for me last year when I had to cull one in Aug. I saved it until the end of september.

7/26/2002 5:39:35 PM

Pumpkintown, SC

A cool garage or basement is good and everything should be fine. Keep spraying your 10% bleach solution over the entire pumpkin. You may lose a few seeds to premature pollination within the pumpkin but this should be just a few seeds. Where is the weighoff? I'd like to attend if I could. Would just be sight seeing this time. Mine is just 16 days old. Tracking so far on Fatback's numbers:^>

7/26/2002 6:38:07 PM

Ga.

Is it conyers Brian?? I dont know the city,,but about an hour to hour an half from Stone Mountain area...Brian knows snake.....

7/26/2002 6:48:54 PM

North Ga

Hall County Farmers Market I think. That's around Flowery Branch. I am waiting for Bob A. to fill me in. I will post in "weigh-offs" when I hear something definitive.

7/26/2002 6:56:49 PM

San Diego

I kept my pumpkin last year until february in the garage, seeds were ok when I finally retreived them.

7/26/2002 7:45:39 PM

Ga.

hope mine makes it.....no cool garage here,,best I can do is full shade under carport.... :(

7/26/2002 7:53:46 PM

derry n.h u.s.a.

Pappy: go to home depot in the garden dept you'll find a chemical called "WILT PROOF" the guys up here in the north east use it to hold moisture till weighoff time also it puts a high gloss finish on the fruit,it's baseiclly for drought conditions on plants you spray the leafs and it locks in moisture,sorry about the yelling,must be my fat fingers again.Best if luck.John G

7/26/2002 8:36:17 PM

Deer Park WA

Hi pappy, I put my 2001 fair pumpkin harvested Sept 6 (519#) in the shade and tried to keep it cool till Halloween, when I carved it on Oct 20th most of the seeds were already germinated and the pumpkin was really rotting.... I would say that if you want viable seeds for next season cut a small hole in the back and grab a bunch now and then put the ole plug back in... Once it's cut off it is going to rot! best of wishes G. Gadberry

7/27/2002 3:26:35 AM

North Ga

I made an executive decision today and decided to see if Fatback had any seeds in her. My wife and I extracted 714 of the prettiest seed you ever saw!!! (Yes I counted every one of them. LOL!) Glad I did because there were 3 and 4 inch deep splits on the inside that weren't looking too good. Wouldn't have made it another month in that condition.

7/27/2002 2:14:03 PM

Sask, Canada

Ok Pappy:

I've been hinting around this website ever since ya weighed off. Now that the deed is done, could I please get some of Fatbacks Seeds....

Pretty Please....:)

TTYL
Ernie
Giant Veggies

7/27/2002 3:40:45 PM

Knopp, Germany

ah, ah Ernie wait your turn.....Pappy i've been to the south before, doesn't that count for something? LOL okay, maybe it was only south of my driveway....me too...pretty, pretty please.....owen

7/27/2002 4:45:52 PM

Edmonton, Canada

What about me Pappy, what about me???

7/29/2002 10:30:01 AM

North Ga

I am going to send 200 to BP.com (if my seeds are worthy) If you want more than 2, e-mail your addresses and I'll do what I can.

7/29/2002 11:31:12 AM