It’s a mere two weeks since I last wrote about my pumpkin fears (My Growing Pumpkin Concern) and there have been some interesting developments in the patch. As you can see from the image here, one of these chaps has remained much the same as he was back then, only a little more world-weary -something I have every sympathy with. This may just be a phase he’s going through, or it may be because he has tired of competing with his immediate neighbor who has ballooned up to XL proportions.
This is the pattern across the whole patch. Where there are siblings close together, one is tending to suffer in the shadow of the other, creating a survival of the fittest scenario.
Which brings me to Pumpkin Dilemma #1. I imagine the sensible thing to do in this situation is to put the little guys out of their misery and plough on towards Halloween regardless. But I’m not sure I have the stomach for that. After all, having nurtured them from seed and cared for their little yellow hides since March, they’re like children to me. I can’t just cut them loose and set them free without so much as an allowance.
Given that I’m a pumpkin novice I would appreciate any advice from those of you more fully-versed with these kings of the vegetable world.
- George
Tags: Growing Vegetables, pumpkin
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