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I picked two pumpkins today--pic

14 years ago

I cannot believe I grew these pumpkins, my first time! The plant started from the seed of a store-bought pumpkin which was thrown in the compost heap. There was little space in the garden for a pumpkin, so I trained it outside the garden and down the asphalt alley, sitting the pumpkin in the alley on a styrofoam meat tray to protect it from the hot asphalt. I see a couple more coming, but many started and then shriveled, so I'm not sure if the vine is finished. The left one weighs in at 20 lbs. and has a 29" "waist."

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socks
Original Author
14 years ago
Oops, 39" around.
socks
Original Author
14 years ago
That's what I was thinking, weird. We rarely get frost, and it's warm well into October, altho' the days are shorter. Thanks for the input. Hope I get one or two more.
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asm_scott
14 years ago
Congratulations on such fine specimen!
Sid23
14 years ago
Beautiful! Cure them well if you are planning to have them around for Halloween!
socks
Original Author
14 years ago
Not sure about curing, but they are sitting in the shade on pots so they don't get wet on the bottom. Hope this works. When I buy Halloween pumpkins at the store, they are still sitting on the door step at New Years--seem to last forever and longer, so I hope these do too. Two more are on the vine.

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