Note to self

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  1. marlingardener

    marlingardener Happy

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    Note to self, do not put pumpkin seeds in compost pile.
    Yesterday we picked five pie pumpkins, merrily growing in the compost pile. When preparing a pie pumpkin for Christmas dinner, I put the seeds and stringy stuff in the compost can and dumped it. Now we have a very large vine (or more) growing on the compost railing.
    It's early to get pumpkins--mid-July? We usually get pumpkins in mid-September. There is hope for this fall, the vine(s) is just full of blossoms!
    Husband took a photo of our pumpkin crop:
    July pumpkins.jpg
    Small, but preemies usually are!
     
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  3. Jewell

    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Sounds like your compost pile is the perfect raised, no dig bed for pumpkins. :smt038
     
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