A pumpkin tale.
Once upon a time there was a Halloween pumpkin that didn’t become a Jack-o-lantern. Instead, the pumpkin sat upon our front steps, greeting those who came to visit, long past Halloween, and almost to Thanksgiving. It was then that the pumpkin started to get soggy, and something had to be done.
Well, seeing as it would have been somewhat hard to move the pumpkin in it’s soggy state, I instead gently pushed it off of the front steps, down to the flowerbed where it was hidden from sight by a big, bushy tree.
Spring came and the pumpkin had all but been forgotten, until a plant sprang up and started to grow. It became huge, but didn’t produce any pumpkins in time (the frost came early that year). We had high hopes that the next spring would bring the same surprise, but it didn’t. No visible pumpkin plant.
Well, you may remember that we removed the trees this spring. And lo and behold, a pumpkin plant has arrived from the same spot that the first pumpkin was laid to rest! Can you believe it?
We are hopeful that this plant will yield many pumpkins. It seems to be on track, producing flowers like mad, and soaking up all the sun (much easier now that it’s not hidden behind a tree)! So, in addition to the lumina (white pumpkins) that we planted, we may get some orange surprise pumpkins too!
Ooo they look so good. We planted pumpkins but I have yet to see any flowers! I am hoping they produce though!
How cool! When we first moved into our house my step mom gave me some morning glory seeds. I planted them in the back of the house and had them for a long time. Eventually though they all got trampled and my flower bed was kind of abandoned for a couple years. Now all of a sudden they are back. Quite a nice surprise!
A happy story Aimee and I hope by Halloween you get your own mini pumpkin soon ;D
That is really interesting. I have some cilantro that I am hoping DOESN’T reharvest or it is going to take over my backyard!
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