Miniature Pumpkin Harvest

I bought a packet of seeds for miniature pumpkins last fall and planted a couple of them in one of the flowerbeds behind my house. The one that came up first, and created a monster vine, produced 7 small ghost pumpkins! The other one came up later and only produced one yellow and orange skinned pumpkin.

I bought a packet of seeds for miniature pumpkins last fall and planted a couple of them in one of the flowerbeds behind my house. The one that came up first, and created a monster vine, produced 7 small ghost pumpkins! The other one came up later and only produced one yellow and orange skinned pumpkin.

I harvested them all last week and took three to my daughter for her dining room table; I haven’t decided whether to put my 5 on the island in my kitchen or on our breakfast table. They are not large enough to be worthwhile cooking/eating. Perhaps next year I’ll get some pie pumpkin seeds and grow pumpkins in several beds around the house. The vines look very lush and green for most of the season.

Maybe I’ll try a Zentangle pattern on one of the ghost pumpkins….