Anyone who's been following my pumpkin growing adventures over the past several years might remember the heartbreak and the joy I've experienced on my road to home-grown jack-o-lantern glory.
And now, as June begins and the danger of frost has (hopefully) passed, it's time to do it all again.
It's been a steep learning curve and the lessons have been significant: don't plant pumpkins in partial shade; don't plant pumpkins on the lawn if you plan to mow it in August; don't allow fledgling pumpkins to grow between the posts of the veranda. And on and on . . .
My education has been invaluable.
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I expect great things from the crop of 2012.
9 comments:
I am looking forward to watch the growth of the pumpkin patch.
Good luck! I remember the saga of the pumpkins between the veranda posts. :) How frustrating! I'm sure your crop will do better this year. I can't wait to see the progress.
Wishing you the best of luck for 2012. I know well the trials and sorrows of trying to grow pumpkins. The best year that I ever had was when I just tossed the old Jacks into the field behind our house and the next year they grew on their own. But I still try...there is always the promise in the spring for that super year!
Thanks all! I'll be nurturing them all summer :)
Mine finally came up, and I thought of you.
I'll be looking forward to your photos :)
I figure if I keep reading about your pumpkin adventures when I finally have a patch of ground to work with myself, I should know some of the dos and don'ts. Good luck this year, I can't wait to see them!!
How exciting! I can't wait to see your progress! It inspires me to try it.
Thanks. I'm hoping for a good year. :)
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