Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[R2elk]

How many plants are these from?
I have 3 Cinderella plants, 3 pumpkins are about ripe and half a dozen might get ripe...a few more I don't think will amount to much

I don't have any idea how many plants there are. There are 3 different kinds of pie pumpkins along with the Early Giants and the Big Moose.

I brought in another Big Moose at 62 lbs. leaving at least another 1/2 dozen of those. The biggest remaining one might be as big or bigger than the 93 lb. one.

There are quite a few more pie pumpkins left to pick.

 

[R2elk]

I couldn't pick it up.

 

[Molpet]

I couldn't pick it up.

So where you going to roll it to? I assume into the tractor bucket and then to the poultry...at least that's what I would do.

 

[R2elk]

So where you going to roll it to? I assume into the tractor bucket and then to the poultry...at least that's what I would do.

I rolled it back into the wheelbarrow and then into the garage. The Big Moose is an exceptionally good cooking pumpkin.

 

[Molpet]

I rolled it back into the wheelbarrow and then into the garage. The Big Moose is an exceptionally good cooking pumpkin.

Ah
The big ones I had weren't good for eating. They were only 75 lbs and a disappointment. I don't remember what they were.

 

[R2elk]

Ah
The big ones I had weren't good for eating. They were only 75 lbs and a disappointment. I don't remember what they were.

This is Big Moose. It has beautiful yellow flesh. Last year I was hungry for pumpkin muffins. I only had an 80 lb. Big Moose left. The muffins were absolutely wonderful.

 

[bruceha2000]

I couldn't pick it up.

Oh come on Bob, you couldn't pick up a mere 123.75 pounds??
OK, so how DID you get it out of the field and on to the scale?

 

[Molpet]

This is Big Moose. It has beautiful yellow flesh. Last year I was hungry for pumpkin muffins. I only had an 80 lb. Big Moose left. The muffins were absolutely wonderful.

The ones I have this year are Cinderella. Nice and small and easy to move lol

 

[R2elk]

Oh come on Bob, you couldn't pick up a mere 123.75 pounds??
OK, so how DID you get it out of the field and on to the scale?

I can pick up 200 lbs. without a problem. Pumpkins are not shaped conducive to allowing a reasonable grip or letting you lift with your legs.

I rolled it to the garden gate. I laid the wheelbarrow on its side and rolled the pumpkin into it. When I tried to set the wheelbarrow up, the pumpkin rolled out the other side. I put the wheelbarrow downhill of the pumpkin and rolled it in again. Wheeled it to the house and rolled it from the tipped over wheelbarrow onto the scale.

It is currently sitting in the garage still on the wheelbarrow. I need to figure out something to put it on so I can use the wheelbarrow for the next one.

 

[R2elk]

The ones I have this year are Cinderella. Nice and small and easy to move lol

I gave the neighbor a couple of Cinnamon Girls, 2 to 3 lbs. He said the pumpkin pie was wonderful.