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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 11:49:46 AM
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I checked my pumpkins last night and there are 5!!! actuall pumpkins growing on the vines. I'm so excited! Growing stuff is so much fun!
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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LauriP
True Blue Farmgirl
239 Posts
Laurianne
Hertford
North Carolina
USA
239 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 1:41:37 PM
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Ack!!  I tried to start some pumpkin seeds this spring, and absolutely nothing happened!! I was, an' still am so bummed out!!
'course, I did only spend 35 cents for the package of seeds...hm...
Laurianne |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 2:58:09 PM
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Lauri, I bought these seeds at the Dollar General, so I was a little skeptical as to whether or not they would even sprout. So, I put them between two sheets of damp newspaper and slid the newspaper into a gallon sized ziploc bag. Left them there until they sprouted. Now they are taking over my garden.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 3:22:34 PM
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That reminds me,I wanted to try mini pumpkins this year. Not too late,is it?
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
1885 Posts
Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
1885 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 4:07:49 PM
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Sarah, That is really awsome. I really wanted to grow some pumpkins this year but think it's to late and it's very, very hot and dry here in Texas.
Laurie
suburban countrygirl at heart |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 4:40:26 PM
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My pumpkins are already orange! I dont know if they are gonna last til halloween!
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
613 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 7:30:08 PM
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yay! i'm getting baby pumpkins too! they are my favorite... my reminder that my favorite season, autumn, is on its way!
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
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LauriP
True Blue Farmgirl
239 Posts
Laurianne
Hertford
North Carolina
USA
239 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2009 : 09:02:41 AM
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Oh Sarah, I planted the seeds I got in a seed starting pot with the lightweight soil just for starting everything. I was so sad an' just do Not understand why they just sat and did nothing. Ever. Evah!! >>  <<
So I'll try somebody else for the seeds next year -- and I may do like you an' go to Dollar General to find some. I bought mine from a place in Vermont, that sells seeds for 35 cents. May not use them again after this...
Thanx for the suggestion -- I know when I did get punkins to grow, they too, took over the garden, yard, part of the woods...yeah, they do Really Good when their happy!!
Laurianne |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
1406 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 7:31:20 PM
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My pumpkins are all orange too, we might have pie earlier this year than usual.
how sweet it is to love some one, how right itis to care |
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
436 Posts
Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
436 Posts |
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Jennifer Mulkey
True Blue Farmgirl
59 Posts
Jennifer
Arkansas City
KS
USA
59 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 3:06:38 PM
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Our pumpkins are just starting to turn, so I think we'll have some come Halloween this year for the grandkids.
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2009 : 2:41:57 PM
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Ah! I love pumpkins!
Husband this year decided to start all sorts of seeds without marking them or telling me what they were. :(
So, I was scrambling for a while trying to decide what was what. Given our cool NE summer this year, I didn't think we would have much in the way of squash or pumpkins.
But, last week I noticed all these cute little pumpkins, the decorator variety. I was so excited! I will have plenty for the grand kids to have some and me to decorate with! Plus, huge excitement when I realized that we have at least 3 big pumpkins! They seem to be more than doubling every day!!! The kids will love them, but I am definitely keeping the biggest one for myself!
Aren't pumpkins fun to grow?!!! I'm out there every day weeding the weeds away, to make sure they have all the sun and air they need! :)
Brenda
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
613 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 07:36:42 AM
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ha ha, brenda! i can just see you out there trying to figure out what all your produce is!
and i hear you on this cool summer (did you mean NE or NY?) it's been very cool, sometimes in the 40's at night here and i wonder if it's hindering some of our produce. our pumpkins, buttercup squash, and zucchini are all doing absolutely fabulous! i can't believe how many there are already!
none of our pumpkins have started turning colors yet, but i don't think they did last year till sept-oct, so i think they're on schedule for here. so excited, too! fall is coming! we planted the actual pie pumpkins instead of the regular pumpkins like we did last year (though i think the regular pumpkins made a fantastic pie anyway....). so i'm looking forward to seeing if there is a difference in taste. i'm going to some of my family's houses for thanksgiving and making my homemade pumpkin pie and squash casserole.... i get to show off our produce and see how everyone likes REAL homemade pumpkin pie from scratch (not the can).
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 2:55:03 PM
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I planted my Pumpkins between the rows of my corn and had great success I did a Sugar Pie pumpkin and have about 30 of the things lots of pumpkin to put up. I am looking for a good pumpkin soup recipe too.
Diana
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 4:41:02 PM
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The pumpkins are "out" here too,on the farmstalls YAY!! Need to buy me some soon, they are always so cheap on those stalls and often so pretty and BIG ones too. Friend A bought some today and they look so great in her garden :)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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Pamela Joy
True Blue Farmgirl
89 Posts
Pamela
Hesperus
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 7:06:55 PM
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This year, I planted my pumpkins out front, away from the veggie garden, so they would not cross-pollinate with the zucchini and yellow squash. Wouldn't you know it... the pumpkins I planted are puny little guys with no flowers or fruit on them. But there is a volunteer doing very well...in the yellow squash bed, out back!!
At least we'll get a few pumpkins (small sugar) this year. Thank goodness!
Peace, Love, and Joy |
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quiltingfarmergirl
True Blue Farmgirl
180 Posts
Barbara
Cato
NY
USA
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Posted - Aug 27 2009 : 6:18:57 PM
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My pumpkins are orange already too..4 varieties this year, jack o lantern, giant pumpkins, pie pumpkins and some fun ones covered with little bumps. The grandkids were over this week to pick some corn and went wild when they saw them. Hopefully they will last until our Halloween party we have in mid October. 6 year old Hannah thought she should have the biggest one, but I said that the biggest one belongs to the Queen of the Garden..me!
Brenda, you live in my neck of the woods!
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