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Cottage Grove, MN

So a gal I know at work is getting married this fall, she wants to have numerous field pumpkins at her reception. Being that the little I know about pumpkins is of the large variety, I was hoping to get some (any!) advice. Her first question is:

"I am trying to figure out how many seeds to order to get the quantity that I would like:

I am thinking:

Jack be Little’s 150-200
Baby Boo’s 150-200
Lumina’s 25-50
Connecticut Field 25-50

Any recommendation on how many seeds to order???"

Help anyone? Spring is on the way!

3/5/2009 1:33:05 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Lumina average 2-3 per plant
Connecticut average 4-5
Baby boos and jack be littles 12-15

This is if you have no disease,insects, early frost, hail storms, patch elephants, and anything else left up to the imagination.

Also remember 1/4 of all pumpkins never leave the field due to quality issues. Its sort of like planting a giant pumpkin, just because you put the seed in the ground doesn't mean you get to harvest one.

3/5/2009 1:43:00 PM

Taylorsville, California

In my experience of growing Connecticut fields I've had between 4-8 pumpkins on a good healthy plant, seems the smaller the pumpkin generally the more fruit on the vine, hope this helps

3/5/2009 1:47:07 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Try rare seeds.com Have you thought of other varities such as Galeux, Iran, Queensland, These are really pretty and unique.

What about a big AG pumpkin as a centerpeace?

What about gourds? if u have pumpkins you got to have gourds.

Plant twice as many plants as you think u will get. Better to have to many than not enough.

I had a friend who did this for his brother. Luckily he planted 3 times what he needed. brides mother gave away a lot of pumpkins before the weeding. Then she began to panic when she relized that there may not be enough.lol

My recomedation is to plant 3 times what u need( lots of factors can contribute to a dismal harvest) Tell everyone that the wedding reception gets first dibbs on the pumpkins.
Have one person incharge of it with everyone else following orders.

3/5/2009 6:05:56 PM

Whidbey Island

Speaking of rare varieties, does anyone know the name of a pale squash with very pale meat, the lighter the meat the better?
Thanks.

3/5/2009 7:45:23 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Thanks gang, keep it coming please! I have no idea of fields. By the way, good to be back after quitting AG's again last fall, I may plant a couple after all (again). I really do hate this hobby just so you know.

3/5/2009 7:47:49 PM

Nova Scotia

tell her to order her seeds from tom at abceeds they r a good company.

3/5/2009 8:41:46 PM

Prestonsburg,ky

i have raised field pumpkins for quit awhile. you may want to plant a gold dust instead of the jack be littles they are same size but gold dust is alot better looking.email me at dkslone2@suddenlink i will let you have enough seeds of each so you don't have to buy any.
Dwight

3/5/2009 9:46:41 PM

Prestonsburg,ky

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3/5/2009 9:47:22 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Thanks Dwight and everyone else! Do you start these in the ground? What date here in MN/WI?

3/7/2009 10:26:30 AM