Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[R2elk]

It got down to 33°F on the thermometer above the garden. There is clearly frost on the north side. The escapees look bad and likely will be dead once the sun hits them.

There is ice on the fence where the water is hitting it.

Warmer temps are predicted for tomorrow.

Up to 37°F now.

 

[R2elk]

 

[Finnie]

The big pumpkins survived the frost?

My little mystery vine has put out several little “growths”. The chickens seem to scratch them off (or eat them) on free range days, but the vine starts new ones. I remembered to take my phone out this morning and got some pics before I let the chickens loose. I don’t think they look like zucchini. They seem to grow in a round shape.

 

[MarkRainbolt]

The big pumpkins survived the frost?

My little mystery vine has put out several little “growths”. The chickens seem to scratch them off (or eat them) on free range days, but the vine starts new ones. I remembered to take my phone out this morning and got some pics before I let the chickens loose. I don’t think they look like zucchini. They seem to grow in a round shape.

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Look like pumpkins to me!!!!!
Mark

 

[R2elk]

The big pumpkins survived the frost?

Everything survived the first frost except the vines that had escaped the garden. Even then it is only the ones on the north side of the garden that got killed.

More frost is predicted starting Saturday morning.

 

[R2elk]

My little mystery vine has put out several little “growths”. The chickens seem to scratch them off (or eat them) on free range days, but the vine starts new ones. I remembered to take my phone out this morning and got some pics before I let the chickens loose. I don’t think they look like zucchini. They seem to grow in a round shape.

Not zucchini. Might be a pumpkin or some other type of squash.

 

[Finnie]

More frost is predicted starting Saturday morning.

After yesterday’s free ranging there are only two pumpkin infants left. One intact and one with peck marks bitten out of it. I guess this pumpkin fed the chickens twice!

 

[R2elk]

35°F this morning.

 

[MarkRainbolt]

35° this morning.

71degrees this morning with a high of 93 today. To damn hot for old fat man like me!!!!!

 

[R2elk]

It's all the way up to 60°F here.

Trouble with these temps is although I can keep the garden alive, nothing is really growing. What is there is ripening and that's all.