Pumpkin Patch 2010

I'm not sure about your neck of the woods, but here in Arkansas it has been extremely hot; all this week we have had heat indexes of 100-110 degrees! The heat, however, has not stopped the patch, and things have been growing by leaps and bounds...for the most part.

First, the good news:




The pumpkins are still growing like mad! This is a mound ...

I thought I'd post these pictures I took just 6 days after my last post to show just how fast these little guys can start to take off. The pictures from the last post were taken on 6/7/10 and all of these were taken 6/13.



This is row of smaller variety pumpkins (Sugar Pie, Baby Boo, and Jack Be Little). Last week they were seedlings without the tiniest of true leaves. ...

This year, we are trying to learn form our mistakes and have made few changes. For one, we have waited until the end of May to start our seeds. This should push our harvest period a little closer to Halloween. With our crazy long growing season here in Arkansas, frost won’t be a problem until well into November. Last year, everything was way too close together and resulted in a lot of damaged plants (see previous post). This year we have spread things way out, putting between 8 and 12 feet between ...

Last year's adventure in pumpkin farming had some rather mixed results. Here is a picture of last year’s harvest:



At first glance, this looks like a pretty good haul. We were rather pleased with ourselves. Unfortunately, this picture is a bit deceiving:

For starters, this picture was taken in the middle of August. Summer was not yet over and we found ourselves knee ...

Ah yes, as the temperatures climb and the humidity rises, summer in Arkansas sets in and we all resume our yearly battle to reclaim our yards and gardens from the wild. And what better way to add a little adventure to your toil than by planting your very own

Pumpkin Patch!

This year I have decided to create a blog and chronicle my adventure. My family and I had so much fun last year that I thought it might be fun to record all the ups and downs of attempting to grow ...