harvest

The whole crop of 2014.  Harvested and reclining on the front porch.

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number one

The first pumpkin out of the garden and onto the step.

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the underdog

One month ago, the situation was bleak. I had returned from vacation in late July to a front-yard pumpkin patch of despair. Small plants. Fe...

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countdown to halloween: the final five

Considering how many fledgling pumpkins died on the vine this summer, I'm grateful to have these five potential jack-o-lanterns. Here, t...

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countdown to halloween: last in line

This year's front yard pumpkin crop totaled five future jack-o-lanterns. Most larger than in past years but fewer in number. All have be...

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the leader

I've hesitated before posting pictures of my front yard pumpkin patch throughout the summer because so many fledgling pumpkins died on t...

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death comes to the pumpkin patch

It's been an all-too-familiar story in my front yard pumpkin patch this season. Flower appears. Pumpkin begins to grow. Pumpkin withers ...

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albino no more

Among my front yard pumpkin crop of eleven, there appeared one pumpkin that didn't quite seem to fit in.  While the others started out g...

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imposter

So amid a forecast of high winds and rain, I rushed outside to harvest the majority of my front yard pumpkin crop and move them to the relat...

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misgivings day weekend: day two

So not surprisingly, I didn't accomplish nearly as much on this Misgivings Day weekend as I had intended.  But it remained a productive...

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the remains

And so the mystery of the mutant pumpkin/onion will remain just that: a mystery.  On today's pumpkin inspection rounds, I discovered tha...

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orange

The largest members of the front yard pumpkin crop are turning orange! Which means Halloween can't be far away!

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mutant

I noticed this small white pumpkin beginning to form weeks ago. The thing is . . . I didn't plant any white pumpkins. I assumed it was ...

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the leader

Despite my obsession with my front yard pumpkin patch, I have avoided photographing any of the developing pumpkins themselves. Lest I should...

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pollen party

Okay.  I'll admit it.  I've been a little obsessed with my pumpkin plants since returning from vacation. I have ten days of neglect ...

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growth

So I return home from a ten day road trip to discover that my pumpkin plants have all but taken over my front garden. Arriving just before m...

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the horror

Part of my daily routine at this time of year is to check on the progress of my front yard pumpkin crop.  Every day.  So I was delighted tod...

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first vine

After a slow start, during which I had serious doubts about this year's pumpkin crop, the plants have undergone a growth spurt. I spotte...

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they're alive

The first pumpkin plants have broken through the soil. The Halloween countdown can now officially begin.

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resurrection

I had resigned myself to a final crop yield of four pumpkins this year.  And I was fine with that.  Sure, I was dismayed about those that ha...

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