Can you plant pumpkin seeds?

[krystals]

The ones straight from the pumpkin? If so, do I need to prepare them in any way?

I am a notorious brown thumb, but I *am* determined. I've had advice from local farmers and they've said it's a good time to plant them here, but just wondering if I should get seedlings or just use the seeds I have from the pumpkin I used tonight?!!

Jealous of my neighbour who has both watermelon and pumpkins growing from his driveway- they sprouted without his knowledge and he has no idea how they got there!

[Inertia]

You can indeed, but they like slightly undulating land. They grow best out of a compost pile.

[~StarBright~]

Yep go for it!!! They will go crazy too!! One seed will equal a big vine with lots of pumkins!! I usually let mine dry for a day or so and then plant them in a few little pots first while they sprout and then transplant them into the ground, but you can put them straight in the ground if you want!!

Have funa nd happy pumnkin eating!!

[BlackCat]

perfect timing for this thread I just planted some I had dried out a few days ago tonight... thinking perhaps I shouldnt have put more than one or two in though now lol!

[sconeonamission]

I did! Now I have a pumpkin vine growing! No pumpkins, but a plant that runs wild! Where we lived about 4 hrs ago, I grew more pumpkins than we could eat!!

And I'm a black thumb!

[Trillian]

you will find that growing pumpkins from a seed straight from a plant will give you a fabulous pumpkin vine, but no pumpkins as the seeds are sterile and are not meant to be bred from. It's to protect plant breeder rights otherwise you'd never have to buy a packet of seeds kwim?

[Miss.September]

LOL, make sure you have lots of room....I can no longer get to my clothesline