ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) – Seeds from some of the world’s largest pumpkins are being auctioned off on the Internet.

The silent auction on the Vermont Giant Vegetable Growers Association’s Web site runs through Sunday.

The seeds are from prize winning pumpkins or their progenitors. By Monday total bidding had reached $1,650, said Erin Rutkowski Doe, of St. Albans, an auction coordinator.

One seed from Kevin Companion, a Williston grower who has produced pumpkins exceeding 1,000 pounds, is expected to draw bids of at least $300.

Other seeds on the auction block are from the largest pumpkin ever grown in the state – a 1,120-pounder grown in Pittsfield in 2005 – and from a 1,385-pound pumpkin, the world’s largest in 2003.

Bids have come in from around the country, Canada, Europe and Australia, Doe said. The last bids will be accepted on Sunday at 8 p.m.

The seeds have been donated by VGVGA members and pumpkin growers from other states.

The proceeds from the auction will be used to establish VGVGA membership and for special events.

Members display their fruit and vegetables at the Champlain Valley Fair and around the state and New England.