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Elmira, N,Y,

when would be the best time to start my plants in either way outside or started inside?

which isthe best way to start?

2/15/2009 4:43:19 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Which weighoff do you want to be ready for, what date? You count backwards from there, approximately 180 days...

2/15/2009 6:55:25 AM

Western NY

Around here we start about the first of May. Last week of April if you are ready with a little greenhouse.

2/15/2009 8:50:36 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Same here as Andy, last week of April start seeds indoors and first weekend in May the plants go outside.

2/15/2009 1:24:03 PM

Reed Point Montana

make sure you have them well protected and keep them warm outside or else they will just kinda stay neutral till the weather warms up, learned that one last year

2/15/2009 7:13:21 PM

Ohio

Here in Ohio I will start my seed on May 1 st and hopefully have them outside in the cold frames by May 5th or 6th.

This year I might start a couple seeds a few days later then that because of weigh offs being the second week of October.

2/16/2009 4:19:05 AM

Buffalo, New York

Ok andy, i got a ?

first week of may, plants go outside?

that gives you about 150 from in dirt til weighoff, right?

andy, do you use heating cables and hoop houses?

2/18/2009 1:40:35 AM

Western NY

I started using heating cables a couple years ago, in combination with mini-greenhouses. I have always used some sort of mini- greenhouse over them for the first couple weeks.

The cables do help a little, i'll continue to use them.

Yep, roughly 150 days and i'm shooting for a pollination around July 1, so the pumpkin is going to be 90-100+ days old, depending on the weighoff date.

2/18/2009 11:46:05 AM