Happy Birthday to our first two Pie Pumpkins, off our Hydroponic Tower: Jack and Jacqueline. It's a success with many more to follow. And a wonderful by-product has been to watch the busy Honey bees as they have gathered the pollen from the Pumpkin Blooms. Since I shared a booth at the Farmers Market with the Honey Lady this past Saturday, she explained the Honey Bees have been starving due to the rainy, cool summer we have experienced and the lack of blooming flowers.
Now to show you our "baby" pictures:
Now to show you our "baby" pictures:
This is Jacqueline. She is the smaller of the 2 and appeared second. However, she ripened faster because she enjoyed peeking out at the sun. She grew into our ornamental grass
Jack, meanwhile, grew deep near the Tower. Even though he was the first to develop, he grew at a slower pace. He is bigger and we are excited to see his size! We chose Pie Pumpkins because of their smaller size, but also because of their sweeter taste.
Our Tower View: The Umbrella gives the Tower some much needed shade to help with evaporation. This is the Tomato side in addition to the Pumpkins that have creeped around to take over...well virtually everything that it could. We have learned to let creeping plants have their space.
And now, we present our first 2 babies: Jacqueline (left) and Jack (right). HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We plan to admire them for a few days, then slow roast them and prep them for your Pup's Pumpkin Patch Dog Treats. Thank you Mother Nature!
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