Gaint Pumpkin seeds

[w00dy]

Hello im after a litte help and figured this would be the best place to ask.  Im after some seed for a big pumpkin such as dills atlantic giant, and wondered if anyone could point me in the right direction, im told that you increase your chances of getting a monster if you get a seed from a big specimen rather than ordering a packet from a seed company.  Does anybody know anyone who may be able to help?, i dont expect anything for free by the way

all the best

Woody

[Squash64]

Have you looked at the Dill's Atlantic site?
I'm not sure if they ship to the UK, but it might be worth enquiring.

http://www.howarddill.com/

[saddad]

If you scroll back through Pumpkin tastic you will find an American contributor who could probably help point you in the right direction.. 

[chriscross1966]

Have you looked at the Dill's Atlantic site?
I'm not sure if they ship to the UK, but it might be worth enquiring.

http://www.howarddill.com/

They do ship abroad, it's 8 dollars instead of 5 for seeds...... not cheap if you want to grow something from their premium biggies... that said, you only have to look at the sheer size of the seeds in "normal" Atlantic Giant packets to know they come from collosall stock, they're 5-10 times bigger than any other pumpkin seed I've seen (though I've not seen Sumo or Big Max which are reckoned to be pretty large)....

Back to the OP, I'd suggest practicing on normal Atlantic Giant first otherwise you could spend a lot of money on failure, AG is more finicky than most squash/pumpkins and it's easy to get it wrong in a hurry due to its audrey-like demands.... once you can crack 250 lbs with a normal AG then look at getting in the special seed....

chrisc

[slyfox-mal]

send me a message and ill organise a few seeds for you  from guarenteed giant  pkns and also the genetics of them these seeds are not shop bought seed but from  competion growers  all the best mal

[chriscross1966]

Good luck though

[w00dy]

Thanks for the help guys, and a sepcial thanks to Mal.

Cant wait till i can get em going.

[slyfox-mal]

no problem mate  but getting the seed is the easy bit as with most things the more you put into it the more you will get out
it takes good soil balance  lots of work and a good quality seed  oh ye and most of all good luck atb mal

[springs]

  Don't worry to much about your soil for first time growing just have fun. PM me your address and i will send you a few seeds of giants

[slyfox-mal]

seeds will be in post on monday woody good luck and grow em big

[GrannieAnnie]

I've heard of folks infusing them with fertilizers  by IV which seems a bit extreme and then needing a hoist to get them to the farm show.

[slyfox-mal]

the world record is 1725 pounds  held by christy harp 2009
european record is 1611 pounds held by mehdi daho france 2009
british record is 1457 held by ian and stu paton 2008 ex europen record
 but when you think just ten years ago the  world record was a mere 1100 pounds or so

[GrannieAnnie]

the world record is 1725 pounds  held by christy harp 2009
european record is 1611 pounds held by mehdi daho france 2009
british record is 1457 held by ian and stu paton 2008 ex europen record
 but when you think just ten years ago the  world record was a mere 1100 pounds or so

Then what does one do with 1725 lbs of pumpkin? Sounds like a major baking headache. Even composting that much!

[slyfox-mal]

usually they are carved by pumpkin artists  and if the seeds becomes proven ie grows big pumpkins can  be sold there are seeds been sold right now for upto 800 dollars eachand if an average pumpkins has a couple of hundred seeds then its big moneyto be had

[slyfox-mal]

woody let me know when seeds arrive safely please thanks mal

[w00dy]

Will do mate, nothing arrived as of yet, think our post has been slowed down a little with the snow.

w00dy

[HEDGEPILOT]

                 There is a fella selling Atlantic Giant Seed (hand pollinated!)
                  for Charity (MacMillan Support) £2.pkt @ 'charity pumpkin seed' on
                  e-bay!!

[Georgie]

                 There is a fella selling Atlantic Giant Seed (hand pollinated!)
                  for Charity (MacMillan Support) £2.pkt @ 'charity pumpkin seed' on
                  e-bay!!

Any coincidence that that's your first post on this forum?

G x

[chriscross1966]

Premier Seed Direct (ebay) do them for their standard 99p plus fl;at postage (yiou pay 65p no matter how many packs of seeds you order) ... No connection other than happy customer..... PLus they are a licenced Dills outlet so these are produced to Dills stadnards......

[Squashface]

Premier Seed Direct (ebay) do them for their standard 99p plus fl;at postage (yiou pay 65p no matter how many packs of seeds you order) ... No connection other than happy customer..... PLus they are a licenced Dills outlet so these are produced to Dills stadnards......

Just because they are licenced Dill's suppliers doesn't mean they are of the genetics competition growers demand. Dills premium selected seeds are though...the one's that list the father and mother crosses. Seeds from Mal and other growers themselves are also very select seeds. They have been grown and selected over the years most with controlled pollinations. The suppliers are field growing the Dill's variety...open pollinated and quite inferior in size potential. Especially when you consider the effort a grower puts in. To max out at 250lbs is disappointing, and thats likely what you'll max out at with generic dills approved ebay seeds. You wouldn't run in the Kentucky Derby with a friend's barnhorse would you?