I'm sure my neighbours must think I'm insane. Every morning now, after breakfast and coffee, I rush out into my front yard to check on my pumpkin plants. Is the one promising pumpkin still there? Is it still thriving? Have any others emerged? Are they growing or have they died on the vine, tiny and yellow and sad and shriveled? Do they seem to need more water? Less water? More nurturing? Less nurturing?
In recent days, I've been rewarded by the appearance of several new pumpkins. Five at last count. The largest new addition, despite its impressive appearance in the photograph, is the size of a large egg. I've been trying to remain calm, however. Nonchalant. Recalling the earlier excitement I felt at the sight of multiple pumpkins, only to have that excitement, like those poor pumpkins themselves, wither and die on the vine. I tell myself that I will be content if only my one prized pumpkin, first and largest of the crop so far, survives into autumn.
But if I go out there one morning, and find it no longer among the living, I fear I may collapse into a weeping heap on my lawn. And then my neighbours will be absolutely certain of my insanity.
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Don't worry. If it were me, I would have built hideous barriers and supports all around the pumpkins in my paranoia to protect them.
It DOES look huge in the picture. Was surprised to learn it was the size of an egg. ;)
You know, the sooner your neighbors think you are insane the better. Lets you get away with all kinds of crazy stuff. :D
Just speaking from experience here :)
Hope the little guy does okay....I am sending all the good garden vibes your way!
Cheers!
[sigh} If only my pumpkin patch did not insist on tormenting me so. The relentless teasing, the endless death. I've fallen out of love. I've given up all hope. I shall resort to living vicariously through you. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you...I hope someone's pumpkins make it this year!
I envy you for even trying to grow pumpkins. I have a yard with ample space to grow things and, I would have loved to have seen the orange globes peeping out at me from under their leaves when I look out the window. But, I have friggin gophers that eat everything!
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That looks very promising.
I've got all my fingers crossed.
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I'm a notorious pumpkin-checker too. Of course, in my case, it's a gourd-checker because I can't seem to find pumpkin plants that grow actual pumpkins anymore. I do have a tiny pumpkin shaped gourd on one plant though. So that's something, I guess.
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