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Danville Va.

Are pumpkins regional? Meaning when I start looking for seeds do I need to get some that are best suited to grow for my area?
Skelly
Danville Va.

9/20/2008 1:46:25 AM

Rhode Island

no seeds are not regional. its waht you do with them that means the most.

9/20/2008 6:52:13 AM

milford, CT,

Agree...BUT...Some seeds grow better in your soil conditions..If you find a particular seed that does well in your patch think about making a cross you like and grow your own seed the next year...Another grower convinced me to try this and I had a positive result..Just something to think about!!! Mark

9/20/2008 11:33:20 AM

Belgium Europe

It takes hundreds if not thousands of generations for a plant to adapt genes to a certain region or climate.
Being grown for a couple of years in a certain area won't make a difference in my opinion.

9/20/2008 1:15:36 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

I've heard a knowledgeable tomato grower(some would say expert) say essentially the same thing a Jos regarding tomato seeds.

9/20/2008 2:22:48 PM

Whidbey Island

That may all be true, but what if one seed happens to do well already in a warmer climate of the midwest and then is moved out to a cooler climate of the northwest?

There are some tomatoes that do well in the cool northwest and some that don't. These traits have been chosen in just a few years of cultivation, not hundreds or thousands.

There are a lot of us out in the northwest who do not believe the eastern seeds necessarily do well here. I agree with Pap that it is what you do with them that matters the MOST, but I believe we may be seeing some seeds becoming regonalized already.

9/21/2008 5:23:37 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

whidbey,
I think the reason certain tomatoes do well in cooler climates is because of their breeding. If you take a Rutgers tomato, and grow it for 10 years in a certain climate(saving the seeds each year), that's not near enough time for regional adaptation to occur...if it ever would occur(from what I've heard...I'm no expert on this).
I agree with Mark's(Milford's) statement, that some genetics may do better in your patch, or climate, than others. I've heard that certain A.G. genetics/seeds tend to handle hot climates better than others.
Skelly,
You asked a good question, and I think I may have misunderstood you a little.

9/21/2008 6:23:30 PM