Just thought I’d give a little pumpkin update: as of a few days ago, we had one turning orange. I’m afraid the hot weather has taken its’ toll, I haven’t been out to look, we need to go water them as it has been very dry here the last couple of weeks. It promises to … [Read more…]
I wanted to show a bloom, since they were so huge this morning, but they’ve faded in the sun. Was surprised to see the pumpkin attached to it though! It’s really boomed–I didn’t even see it the other day and look at it now!
The first of July we planted some pumpkins. Here we are a month and a half later with some tiny ‘kins on the vine, and lots and lots of blooms! I’m hoping we’ll have some that we can carve and some that we can use for decoration (and all from seed we purchased 3 years … [Read more…]
We’re hoping that out of these 4-8 plants (hard to tell anymore, but 8 sprouted) that we’ll get some pumpkins. The seeds were at least 3 years old.
Right now I see a little mockingbird out my window. It reminds me of how it just keeps raining and raining and keeping me from getting anything outside done. Garden’s not in. Strawberries need strawed. Flowers need mulched. The whole week is going to be rainy. Then the weekend might be clear. We leave next … [Read more…]
I need to take another picture, the purple ones are MUCH further out of the ground now!
Last summer we were given some bulbs that were past their prime from a retail establishment (they were going in the dumpster and someone we know rescued the lot of them). So we planted them, watered them, and then hoped. … and we were pleasantly surprised that every single one of these suckers came up, … [Read more…]
There’s an old adage: thunder in February, frost in May. I wonder how many people (like me) are already wondering how soon to plant. Yes, with the remnants of the first megastorm (around 4 inches or so of snow) still on the ground, though slowly melting, and the 2nd round making it’s way through in … [Read more…]