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jmagerl · 03-08-2007, 03:01 PM posted to rec.gardens

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
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(Pat Kiewicz) wrote in
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jmagerl said:

When they say 130 days to maturity, is that from when the fruit first
forms or from when you palnt the seed?

Days to maturity generally means from the time of transplant (or, when
direct seeding, from the time of emergence).

I guess that's why I get orange ones so early. Mine just grow where I
threw the guts from last year's. None of that fussy start-em-in-the-house
stuff for me. In fact, I usually have two dozen of them starting in my
fire pit, too. By April, they've already got a good start. And our Black
Spring didn't slow any of them down.

I have so many critters around me that any guts left over will be eaten by
spring (I tried it the last 10 yrs), Can't even throw grass seed out without
it getting eaten. I have to start the plants indoors to give them a
fighting chance. You wouldnt believe the slugs I have. I put the plants out
on the 31st because that seems to be date that pumpkin packages say to
direct sow. Something about soil temperature.