Pumpkin Preview

We have really enjoyed having a pumpkin patch over the years.  And so have the children and grandchildren.  Thought I'd share a little peek into what's in store this year in the patch.

This is currently the biggest of the bunch.  I'm surprised by how orange it is already.  Cool!

This one is hiding in the zucchini plant.  It's roots are actually half way down the bed.  A rebel at heart!

This little guy is growing in the middle of one of the butterfly bushed that line the back fence.  He's not looking so good.  Hope he makes it!

This one is actually dangling from the fence!  There's a companion a little further up the vine, too.  I'm going to have to think of a way to support them or they'll succumb to their own weight and fall off the vine too soon.

Hard to tell in this light, but this little one is going to be a Lumina or ghost pumpkin...white on the outside, orange on the inside.  I love those!

So, I really have my work cut out for me.  Weeds don't grow well in the tangle of vines and cornstalks, but it is difficult to keep everything adequately watered and fertilized.  And, of course, I have to appease the frost demon so that he doesn't come too early!