[Community_garden] pumpkins

[Mike McGrath]

Maybe; maybe not save the seeds--I'm working on a new 'book' (its actually 
more of card deck kind of thing) on seed saving and am now reminded that 
many squash readily cross pollinate, so you can only 'safely' (i.e., 
guaranteed) save those seeds and get the same pumpkin if nothing else in 
that C. species (pumpkins belong to a few) was growing anywhere nearby...
                                    ----newly educated McG

PS: I also now realize why my saved pumpkin seeds once produced white 
monster gourds many years back....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alliums" <garlicgrower at green-logic.com>
To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Of puns and pumpkins


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> Hi, Folks!
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> I use open wire metal racks -- I put soup cans under them to keep the air
> flow going, then I put my garlic and winter squash on them in a 
> north-facing
> (no sun) cool place in the house.  Check and use any that seem to be
> starting to go. The good ones stay at least until Spring.  Save the seeds
> from those, plant and continue the cycle next year.
>
> Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
> St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth
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> A mission of
> St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 
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