Harvest Time

Above is a picture of the harvest from my unintentional pumpkin patch. It has been a great adventure. I think back on the first vines which started to grow last Spring, trying to figure out what the heck I planted. They overtook my entire garden and I even had to cut the vines back a couple of times.

Below is a shot of my pumpkin patch a few weeks ago. The vines are pretty much all dead and the pumpkins are ripening nicely.

Finally, here is a picture of my patch the day before harvest. The pumpkins are all a very bright orange and the vines are all dry husks.

I am so proud of my pumpkins! I have them sitting on my balcony right now to catch a bit more sun before they are gutted and carved for Hallowe'en. The best thing is that we don't have to buy any pumpkins this year.

I will make sure that all of the seeds are out before we set the Jack-o-lanterns out, because next year I'm going to have a real garden, with flowers and plants -- not an out of control pumpkin patch.