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I'm growing Atlantic Giant pumpkins near Rochester, NY, on the south shore of Lake Ontario.   As most giant pumpkin weighoffs are the first weekend in October, the perfect time to germinate seeds (indoors) for me is around the 3rd week in April.   The garden is in the sunniest spot in my yard, and it gets full sun from about 9am-7:30pm. 

2008 season:

10/12/08: Harvested all the fruit today. 
2008 harvest!

April-Sept.: Hmm, I seem to have misplaced all my 2008 growing notes for the moment...

April xxth-
My seed stock is getting a bit old as there hasn't been a Round Robin Seed Trade in a few years, but some seeds should still germinate.  I started soaking the following seeds in warm water, then a half hour later, put in a damp paper towel on a saucer covered with Saran Wrap.  I put them in the nice warm 85-90 degree oven, heated by just the oven light bulb.  This technique works very well.

My seed choices for this year:

Green:
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Orange:
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This Page was last updated: Aug. 23rd, 2009
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