The Seattle weather didn’t cooperate for gardeners this year — spring never happened, but warmer weather has finally arrived. The original pumpkin plants couldn’t be planted outside soon enough, so they ended up in the compost pile instead. My daughter started a second batch of pumpkin seedlings and was able to transfer to the outside [...]

The pumpkins were taking over the AeroGarden®, so my daughter (aka my surrogate gardener) transferred them to starter pots and placed in her kitchen window where the pumpkin plants will get plenty of sunlight (or as much as possible in Seattle). Now, when they are ready for the outdoors, she can just place the pots [...]

There are only four pumpkin plants. I’m hoping they all make it so that there are enough pumpkins, but even if I only have a few, it will be fun! Here’s the pumpkin plants again, this photo was taken last night.

This photo was taken today (just a few days after the sprouting photo), the pumpkins are growing even more. My daughter says it reminds her of Little Shop of Horrors — feed me, Seymore! The large sprouts in this photo are the pumpkins, the smaller plants are zinnias for my granddaughter. More later!

The pumpkins are sprouting!

I know, it seems that pumpkins should be discussed in October, but not for a gardener. A gardener I’m not, but my daughter is one. This past October I discovered the pumpkins of France, Muscade de Provence. I found some seeds at www.frenchgardening.com and ordered this past winter in hopes that I would be able [...]