I’ve filed a few reports on my pumpkins that refused to grow on the ground this summer. They were the aerial pumpkin squadron—five of them. They all have landed now as the vines died back. The one above is the largest and the last to land.
They’ll be on display on the porch, but no Jack O’ Lanterns are planned for them. They are all going for pie, pumpkin bread, and other treats. I’ll save some seeds for next year; the remainder will go out for the critters.
Aerial pumpkin growth is the way to go if your garden space is limited.
Happy Autumn!
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Hi, I use to make pumpkin bread, loved it. Have you ever made roasted pumpkin seeds? / https://detoxinista.com/roasted-pumpkin-seeds/
Yes! used to make them years ago. no-one in the house now likes them though. but I remember how tasty they were. good for the bowels too, ha!
Beautiful pumpkin!!!! I like your plans for her future very much. I don’t think any pumpkin with a soul wants to be a jack-o-lantern, but I could be wrong.
The last pumpkin I grew was an Australian pumpkin — they’re green when they’re mature. I got the seeds from my Aussie neighbor who’d gone home during the year before. The growing season here isn’t very long and she didn’t have much of a chance, but she never gave up. I named her “Faith” and kept her here on my table for a year. She finally rotted out, but she was a brave and good pumpkin. Here she is:
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I love that vivid green color.
She would have been paler but the same color if she’d been able to grow up completely, but I loved her just like she was. 💚
That picture fills my heart with joy!