10/13/10 Do you see what I see?

It's a pretty special day when you wake up after a hard days work, walk outside, and see some pumpkins.  Everyone should have an opportunity to do that.  I heard recently that pumpkin vines only grow one pumpkin per vine.  I would like to dispel this rumor.  Pumpkin plants will grow as many, or as few (as is my case), pumpkins as they feel like.

I turned off the auto watering system a several days ago.  I was thinking that maybe the pumpkins are getting too much water late in the season.  My theory was: maybe they'll make a few pumpkins if I give them less water (because more water certainly didn't appear to be helping).  Right now its raining.  Its not especially warm, but its not freezing.  There still remains some fair growing weather.  Mother nature has been making pumpkins for a very long time, I think its time I give her a chance too.

So, you saw the little pumpkin in the picture above.  I would like to say HA! fooled you...It is indeed a pumpkin (not virtual or stealth like previous pumpkins), but sadly it was a gift.  Not home grown.  I just wanted to show you what it would have looked like had there been any actual pumpkins.  (sorry, I wrote the last sentence in the past tense, but by no means do I intend to give up on real pumpkins)

A and 2 both have actual pumpkins.  Lets see how they get along with their new friends.  Also, I haven't received any of you checks yet.  I do accept credit cards.  Please email me your number, expiration date, and that random little security number from the back of the card.  You know the one I mean...but let me ask: Why don't they just add three more number to the front of the card?  The numbers on the back really don't make it much harder to steal, they are in fact printed right on the card as well.