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Carrollton, Ga.

Hi,
What is the least amount of days a pumpkin needs to grow and have mature seeds?
Doug
Jn. 3:16

9/17/2005 1:43:07 PM

Southeast

Some say 30 I say 50-55 days

9/17/2005 3:27:08 PM

No Place Special

I think 40

9/17/2005 5:38:25 PM

in my experiences from this year

33 days... no way

45 days some are mature

54 days yup they're good

9/17/2005 5:56:35 PM

Follansbee, Wv

My 684 that split was at 48 days. Less than half of the seeds were mature. Brig is probably right on the money.

9/17/2005 7:06:32 PM

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I brought a 30 day old cull to work this summer. After all the oohs & ahhs one of my guys was afraid it might get stolen & he brought it inside the warehouse. My first day back from vacation I found it stinking the place up. While shoveling guts into the river I found at least a half dozen germinated seeds growing in the slop.

9/17/2005 8:15:49 PM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

You may be able to count some of the days after removing from vine, but before removing seeds. . .I think they may mature a little just off the energy of the fruit.

9/18/2005 6:39:08 PM

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Like Gary, I also believe that seeds continue to develope inside a sound fruit even after it has been removed from the vine. I can't prove it though.

9/18/2005 9:39:08 PM

Appalachian Mtns.

I have harvested seed from several fruit that were a month old and germinated just fine. Better odds though at 50 days plus.

9/19/2005 6:33:08 AM