Colin's Pumpkins

Colin brought home pumpkins from school a few months ago. They were two little sprouts in a small plastic cup. The kind of disposable plastic cup your grandma had in her bathroom. So pretty small.

He wanted to plant his pumpkins in the backyard. We had luck when he planted his green beans, but I really had low expectations for pumpkins. For one, the plant was from two seeds that he planted in the cup in his class. And two, I don't really grow plants. I tend to kill plants.

But I underestimated Colin's green thumb. I should have seen it coming. He grew green beans two years ago, last year he planted basil. He had enough basil for us to cook with several times, and at the end we had enough still for homemade pesto sauce.

So here is what the plants currently look like. They have taken over the corner of our yard. We might actually get pumpkins this year, but not if my natural ability to kill plants has anything to do with it.

This one is now wrapping around the tree.

This is just two plants!

Just another picture. In case you have trouble visualizing "plants."