After trimming and watching and waiting - our fruitful yield was almost two. I remember saying "all we need is one".
Norah and I took a bike ride in early September while Simon was in kindergarten. We stopped at Grandma's on our way home, and decided that with one squashed pumpkin and one nibbled pumpkin, we'd better pick the good one.
Simon was excited to see the pumpkin when he came home.
Our pumpkin was a great centerpiece until the nibbled spot started to grow fuzzies. Simon decided it was time to cut it and see what was inside. So, we cut and scooped. Then I cooked and froze. Fresh pumpkin is now in our freezer. There is another pumpkin shortage this year! We harvested only two, if that is any indication, watch out!
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I bet they were proud of the one pumpkin they DID get, though!
I'm guessing the plants probably didn't get enough sunshine. Looks like mostly foliage... lovely foliage, tho! :)
Our kids used to raise pumpkins. Then Jess painted Halloween stuff on them and sold them. The early beginnings of her art work. :)
They were very proud of their pumpkin. Plus whenever we went to Grandma's and Grandpa's for a visit, there was an extra exciting task in visiting the growing patch.
Lots of foliage, so much that Grandma and us had to keep cutting it back in order for mowing! We also had lots and lots of early summer rain. Not sure if that caused any problems.
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