Can you grow pumpkins..?

Question

Can you grow pumpkins with the seeds you find in them? I was thinking about growing them...

Answer 1

yes--dry them out first-leave open to air for a week--then plant them in shallow soil with lots of mulch--have a large area to do it in

Answer 2

Here are the simple steps for saving your seeds for next year:

Select large, healthy pumpkins from healthy plants. Remember large begets large and round begets round.

If one plant appears more disease resistant than others, lean towards a pumpkin from this vine.

Select two or three pumpkins if possible. Multiple sources increases the likelihood of good germination.

Extract the seeds from the pumpkins.

Wash and rinse seeds thoroughly, using soapy, lukewarm water. Do not use hot water, and do not allow the seeds to soak in the water.

Drain seeds in a strainer.

Spread seed out an screen.

Stir the seeds often the first two days. Turn them over as you stir.

Allow the seeds to air dry in a cool, dry area for three weeks. Longer is recommended. Do not cut the time short, even if the seeds appear "dry".

Store seeds in a bag, envelope or jar in a cool dry place. Use of an air tight jar is not recommended, because if the seeds have not thoroughly dried, they will mold and rot.

Mark the seeds with date and type of pumpkin.

Some people place the seed in a freezer for a couple of weeks before sowing them to replicate nature if at all possible. This is optional and I have seen no difference.

Answer 3

Yes you can grow pumpkins with the seeds out of a pumpkin and you have to wait until april to plant them if you want them for Halloween.

Answer 4

Yes, but the pumpkins that will grow from the seeds may be different than the first pumpkin.

Answer 5

Yes you can. Dry the seeds out first. In the spring find a large area to grow them, remember pumpkins grow on vines and spread.Use plenty of mulch and water. They'll grow, you'll be surprised how fast and how much they do spread.

Answer 6

Yes, that's where the seeds come from.

I found this website that gives lots of information regarding how to grow it, when, where, etc.

Hope it helps!

http://www.sadako.com/pumpkin/growing.html

Answer 7

You could but if they are Hybrids they might not grow. It would be better to get seeds from Wal Mart or a Garden Center and grow them that way.

Answer 8

yes you can grow those pumpkin seeds

Answer 9

Not me, I have no gardening skills at all, but yes you can, where do you think the seeds come from in the first place?

Answer 10

yes, just plant them in a small pot with potting soil and put them in a greenhouse to germanate. Keep watered . In the spring you'll have a seedling you can transfer to you garden.