Were you expecting Cinderella?
It’s almost October, little pumpkin. Leave the castle on time or you’ll turn back into… a pumpkin! Well, that’s not so bad I guess.
Remember the pumpkin growing in the dead tree? What’s wrong with this picture?
It really looks like this now.
The pumpkin totally took that tree down. The remaining root ball was pulled out of the ground.
I guess I’m back to calling this my pumpkin army!
And my husband and I are now grandparents. Our son has his first tiny bell peppers growing.
They are so cute and little! Do red and yellow ones start out green, or will this one stay green? Even so, I don’t think I’m ready to be a grandmother. It’s probably not polite to eat your grandchildren. Can I be a fairy godmother instead? I have pumpkins at the ready! I’d be Cinderella, but I already have my Prince Charming.
Your pumpkin post is cute. It’s great to have the pumpkins all from your garden. Hope they’re ready for Halloween. If not, you’ll have them for Thanksgiving, which is still pumpkin season.
I was hoping for glass slippers , myself.
that is one strange pumpkin.
That bell pepper will be tasty when it’s ripe, I’ll bet~!
Rosey
Those pumpkins look so cool! I can’t wait to see them in person and, if y’all have enough, carve one for Halloween.
All bell peppers start out green. They turn their final color (and become sweeter) as they ripen. I find green bell peppers kind of blah – the ripe ones are much better.
I’m guessing the peppers are Nolan’s? Has Logan found something that he wants to grow?
hello meredith….i am so glad you decided to visit my blog so i could find yours. love your pumpkin picks. it is the greatest growing your own veggies and fruits. we are in our second year of doing so. it will be so great to harvest your pumpkin and put it on display.
happy september.
Yep, it’s Nolan’s. Logan has talked about wanting an entire raised bed of his own, but we still have to move the shed to make room. It will be interesting to see what color these bell pepper turns out to be. I know Nolan’s hoping for sweet ones. The seeds were a variety pack.
Marmee, I had great fun visiting your site and viewing your beautiful photographs. You sure made the most of your rain-soaked land — what fun! Please come visit anytime!
when does it turn orange??
we have no pumpkins, but the vine is gigantic and lots of flowers. that little plant sure did kick me in the butt with the gardening though!
Diane, I have no idea. I searched for information on how long it takes a new pumpkin to orange, but all I could find was info from seed to harvest. I want to see your sugar pumpkin — send me a picture!
Clever and fun Merrith!
You’d make a good fairy godmother – you turned seeds into pumpkins, after all! And no, I don’t think it’s PC to eat your grandchild — but it sure looks tasty! I have canteloupes from your plants — tiny ones, but I’m rooting for them!
Meredith,
That is one great pumpkin! I have some bell peppers myself that I’m afraid won’t turn red- I’m still hopeful, but with our weather now turning to its typical cloudy and cool fall, I don’t think it will happen- bummer. I’m assuming Logan is your son? That is my son’s name too :). I’m just now starting to get into the swing of things as far as catching up on what is going on in everyone’s garden goes- looks as though it has been a busy year for everyone, it will be fun catching up! Thanks so much for the visit 🙂
how exciting that your son’s peppers are growing! My red peppers never did very well. I would only ever get a few, but yeah, they start off green. Not sure what I was expecting with “pumpkinball”. I think maybe some sort of project that involved a pumpkin, a wire form, some moss, I don’t know.
Wow that is one strong pumpkin! The pepper is cute too. I love peppers of all kinds. I bet it will be a tasty treat when it is ripe. It will turn color as it ripens.
Well I was wondering what the tendrils were attached to—goodness, poor tree never stood a chance. You look too young to be a grandmommy. Now me—I am just in my grandmother prime and want a grandbaby soon.
Thanks for your visit tonight! I see you have your own “Decorative Garden Balls.” They may not be concrete, but they’ll do! And it looks as though they may be heavier than my concrete ones. 🙂
Those Wilson pumpkins make some darn awful pies.
What fat pumpkins! I can’t believe that there has been a drought in Austin. I’m convinced now that you do have green blood in your veins.
Love the Wilson and pumpkin shot. 🙂 I’m happy to have found your blog — I’ve been perusing through the Blotanical finalists and clicked on your link. Beautiful!
LOL! I think I would get a lot of satisfaction growing veggies like that! It all looks very healthy. Funny post!
If you are eating bell peppers for vitamin C, then red or yellow is better. Green ones will ripen inside, like tomatoes.