Kara's Garden

While I'm not so sure these guys will survive the summer, right now I have a rather humongous pumpkin growing along the back of my rocks. I planted the vines along the edge of the garden, thinking I would train them to grow along the rocks. I planted 4 vines, thinned out two, and this is what is left over. I can't imagine what it would look like if I hadn't pulled the others out! Right now, the vine wraps all the way around the entire tomato bed. Can you see the pumpkin hiding under the leaves here?

Our friend, Jethro, doesn't understand why we're growing yellow pumpkins. After looking around online, I discovered that most pumpkins are yellow this time of year. They won't become orange until August. Here is a closer photo of the pumpkin.

This month, I will be applying a nice fertilizer to the vine, as well as a fungicide to keep the pumpkins from getting icky. I am concerned about insects, so I'll keep up a little Sevin dust application here and there, as well as some Bt to keep them away.