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There's no way I can keep up with all the outstanding Klop "gardens", such as those of Rhoda, Ada, Ann, etc. etc. But this year I wanted to surprise the grandboys with something new, so I planted about 10 kernals of sweet corn and a very tiny pumpkin patch hoping to nurture and fertilize just ONE pumpkin into a giant one. This morning it measured 4 ft. 9 inches around! Today I picked the first 6 delicious ears of corn with about 6 more ears waiting til they're "ready". That will be the whole crop. The pumpkin still has many days yet to grow but should allow Kathleen to make several pumpkin pies -- maybe???
6 comments:
Wow - what a coooool pumpkin. I'm impressed.
My garden! Are you talking about my one eggplant, six squash, and six tomatoes?? (Not plants, just actual products!) Rhoda is the gardener, not me. :-)
Have your grandboys read the Laura Ingalls Wilder story in FARMER BOY about Almanzo and his milk-fed pumpkin? They'd probably enjoy that after seeing Grandpa's big pumpkin.
It's not only big, it's so perfect! Congrats!
Cleve--you may have missed your calling. You must have a special touch to grow a pumpkin of that size.
Kathleen--Homemade pumpkin pie with cool whip is my favorite-- (Hint, hint!!!).
A very impressive pumpkin, and I agree about how its shape and color are so nice as well.
All you need is a pair of overalls and a straw hat to look the farmer part!
Keep fertilizing it and enter it in the Giant Pumpkin Contest at the Morton Pumpkin Festival in September.
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