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Farmerville, Louisiana

what is a good seed count in a pumpkin and how long does it take for the seed to mature inside i pulled some culls and found 248 seeds in a 35 pound pumpkin its sister weighs over 140 in about 30 days was wondering about trying to save these seeds

7/8/2007 11:42:14 AM

Last year I culled a 16 day old fruit that was the intended cross on the plant so I let it sit in the shade and kept an eye on it,,,around day 50 it showed some mold at the blossum end so I harvested the seeds and dryed them,,

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=52354

This winter I did some test germinations,,had about 40% success,,

So yes you can get seeds if aged a little,,,,but then again,,in November seeds offers abound here

7/8/2007 12:10:16 PM

seed count is a mystical thing,,basically that's why I saved those seeds ,,,wait too long to harvest they can all be bad,,,sometimes low seed counts can really be a disappointment,,,if you think you have a good genetic cross work with them and get them dryed when the time is right

7/8/2007 12:28:59 PM

Roanoke Il

I would say any time you get over 800-1000 seeds in a pumpkin you have a good seed count,average would have to be 400-600 range 100-200 poor range 100 or less really unlucky.. Normally try to wait 40 days before you take the seeds out of a punpkin from pollination.. mark

7/9/2007 5:34:06 AM