Preparing for Remnants Show

The countdown has begun!   Only days left to pack 

pack up all the little pumpkins and squashes.

I am using lots of cardboard boxes that the hubby 

ran down for me (Thanks Craiger!)  Also packing 

them in straw to protect them as much as possible 

(think itchy and scratchy).

I have great support from my Supervisor Rascal!

Back to packing...Hope to see you Friday October 19 or 

Saturday October 20 or maybe both days?

Harvest Update

Just wanted to post a few pictures of the

 pumpkins as they come in from the field

Early Harvest

I always like to post the first pumpkins harvested.
This year the pumpkins that are maturing the earliest

seem to be the white variety.  This is three weeks

 earlier than last year's first harvest.  Don't know why,

they were only planted a week earlier than last year.
One of the many mysteries of farming...

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Writing on Pumpkins-Inconceivable!

We watch a lot of movies at our house and as a result movie quotes 

show up  frequently in our  conversations.  I thought it might be

fun to engrave a  few of our favorites on pumpkins this season.

One of our all time favorite movies is The Princess Bride and
it offers a plethora of worthwhile quotes:

Sometimes my brain gets a little fried out in the patch-

I had forgotten the word "me' in the quote and

had to squeeze it in later.

And who could ever forget Dorothy's famous line

from 'The Wizard of Oz'?

Ouch!

"It's for your own good!", That's what I tell my pumpkins as I enthusiastically write on them (yes, I

sometimes talk to them).  Without going through this scarring process, they would just be another

Plain Jane pumpkin.  I want to transform them into something  unique  that is literally outstanding in

the field!  The little tears of sap actually helps the wound heal and form the beautiful scar that makes them one of a kind.   Pumpkin- "You Look Marvelous!"

Ten Little Pumpkins

Today was the first day of the pumpkin harvest 

for 2011.  I plucked and hauled home 10 little

engraved pumpkins.

As in past years, the gray/ green varieties are

the first to mature.

The engraved design- up close 

Harvest Blessings Pumpkin

                                            I am really liking how this pumpkin is looking---Gophers Stay Away!!!