Hi there, I am also interested in the pumpkin seeds along with some of your others. I have many of your wants. From your list I am interested in: CAULIFLOWER..."Purple of Sicily PUMPKIN..."Long Island Cheese SQUASH(Winter)..."Futsu"... Seeds I have for you: BASIL - "Mrs. Burns" CARROT - "Purple Haze" CONEFLOWER - Echinacea purpurea - "Harvest Moon" ZINNIA - Zinnia elegans - "Zowie Yellow Flame" PLMK if interested Deb

I was new to gardening about 7 years ago, prior to that I couldn't even keep a house plant alive!! .....when I did first take a chance at it I started with a variety of flowers it went surprisingly well!!; so I started vegetable gardens then a couple of fruits all went well decided to try my hand at pumpkins for the kids to each have their own to carve that I grew for them, the first year I grew my pumpkins, they were just standard jack o' lantern pumpkins and Jack b lil pumpkins they lasted for two years inside our house in Maine that's heated to a average temp range of 76f-84f last year i decide to try my hand at white pumpkins and they grew well I brought my last one inside in mid october of 2021 and here we are April of 2022 and it's still hard as a rock and looks like brand new!!! Guess I have a magic pumpkin too!! I'm keeping it til it actually rots.. if that even happens! I'm beginning to think it may not!!

I bought some seeds for an indoor container vegetable garden; seeds were on sale at a new Menards that had just opened up so I went a little bit crazy and bought way more than I would possibly need, unless I started an outdoor garden as well. Just for funsies, I planted a "Early Sweet Sugar Pie" pumpkin seed by Burpee. The thing sprouted REALLY fast and is HUGE compared to everything else I planted! Since I just found out our last frost date is around April 20-30th (the snow today in lower Michigan is a testament to that fact!) I was contemplating making one 4 by 4 foot planter (or smaller) for outside growing. My question is, the seed packet says about 90 days to harvest. I'm also wondering how long the pumpkins would last -- if I am able to grow them, of course. The thought of having my very own, home-grown pumpkins for Halloween is a fabulous one! Does anyone know how long that variety of pumpkin would last for? If not, if I sowed another seed/plant in July, would it grow OK for my zone (NW Indiana, zone 5-6 from what I've read) and produce pumpkins to be had for display/carving/pumpkin pies for Halloween? Thanks for helping this nub out...:)

I posted these, Sunday: Basic Toasted Pumpkin Seed Recipes Toasted Pumpkin Seeds: Wash pumpkin seeds, remove any strings and dry. Toss pumpkin seeds with olive oil to coat and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes or until crisp. Toss with coarse salt. Spiced Toasted Pumpkin Seeds: Wash and dry pumpkin seeds as above. Toss with olive oil, a little chili powder, a touch of paprika, pepper, and salt and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes or until crisp. Toss with coarse salt. Sweet Toasted Pumpkin Seeds: Wash and dry pumpkin seeds as above. Toss seeds with a combination of melted butter and vegetable oil, a couple of tablespoons of sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, or a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, a little allspice and a little ground clove. Roast at 350 until crisp, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with coarse salt.