Update - May 8, 2020
Well, it's off to a rough giant pumpkin season - AGAIN! I started seeds that have very high potential on April 14. You can read about the genetics of those sees in that posting by clicking here . Of the 3 seeds of the 1257, only 2 germinated. Both of the 250's germinated. BUT, all the plants appear to be deformed in some way (they don't look healthy at all). I've never had this happen! Regardless, I planted one 250 and one 1257 last evening. Bad timing. COLD May weather is expected for the next 5 days. Lows will be in the 30s (maybe even some frost). Next Monday the high may not get above 50! For now both plants are covered. We'll see how this goes. With the cold start and with the plants looking very unhealthy, I'm not encouraged nor am I expecting a successful season. I may end up planting a full regiment of field pumpkins instead. Geez.