Pumpkin watch update

Here is this weeks picture of the pumpkin:

It is starting to elongate with the pointy end on the bottom. It is less yellow now. The orange is starting to come in. The stem hasn't started to turn brown yet so I suppose it has a while to grow. Its still about 10 inches in diameter, but its closer to 12 inches tall. For my next update I'll have to pull out a tape measure to be more accurate. So far measurements are approximate.

Surprise Surprise. I found another pumpkin in the patch!!! I thought I only had one, but here is a second:

It is a little smaller and GREEN! Clearly this must be a different variety. I wonder if it will develop a waffle pattern from growing against the fence. Someday I am going to keep records of what I plant where. In the meantime I will continue to bask in the wonder that a handfull of seeds and a short term memory can afford.

Hopefully one of these will be ready in time for Halloween. Stay tuned to see.

Pumpkin watch

I have never successfully grown pumpkins. This year may be different. As a document of my success and a test case for publishing pics on a blog, I will attempt to keep you updated with my progress.

Hard to tell from the pic but the pumpkin is nearly round with a ten inch diameter. I planted four pumpkin plants and got 3 pumpkins. The other 2 are about the size of a baseball and wrinkly. I have given up on this. I have named this gourd, Obi-wan Kenobi as it is my only hope.

Be vewy vewy qwiet...........

I am declaring deer hunting season to be here!!! Wisconsin DNR claims bow season doesn't begin untill mid-September and gun-season not till November. All they can control is when I can legally shoot. Deer hunting is so much more than shooting deer. How do I know the season is here? Well, I walked through my backyard last night. I found myself looking for deer sign, and was surprized and a little disappointed that I didn't see any. So stay tuned to this page and I'll provide updates on my progress. Things I will be looking for:

scat
rubs
scrapes
tracks
trails
deer

I have to admit that I did see tracks last night, but that doesn't really count, as there are always deer tracks somewhere.

Today's deer hunting plan includes finding my archery target, bow, arrows, field tips. If I am feeling ambitious I may even prep the bow to be fired. Maybe I'll save that for tomorrow. Its early in the season and I don't want to get burned out.