Our pumpkin vines got the powdery mildew early this year and began dying off sooner than usual. My DH picked the pumpkins although not completely orange. But as you can see from the photo, the pumpkins are getting orange.
Notice the two outer pumpkins lying on their sides. They do not have bottoms. Our kindergarten grandson brought it home from school last spring, so we planted it in the garden. These football shaped "pumpkins" are the result. We do not know the variety, but it certainly does not make good jack-o-lantern "punkins"!
If you look closely at the pumpkin on the left, you will see how my DH carved our granddaughter's name in it early in the season. As the pumpkin grows, the name stretches larger. It turned out very well this year.
Here is a close-up of Aubrey's pumpkin
Last year we had way too many pumpkins, so my DH removed some to allow the fruit to get the nutrients and grow bigger. Well, we just barely had five for our five grandkids. Guess he won't get so culling happy next year. Whew!
Those bottomless pumpkins are cool looking. I bet you could come up with some creative carving ideas for them. Do the grandkids like to carve or paint their pumpkins for Halloween?
ReplyDeleteHi Susanne, The grandkids carve...love digging out all the innards of the pumpkins. Some years, the moms even roast the seeds for them. Thanks for stopping in.
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