Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 26 Entries. Monday, July 21 View Page BROKEN CROWS SMALL PUMPKIN PATCH FOR LARGE PUMPKINS!!! Monday, July 21 View Page AG pumpkin July l5, it is now l3 inches circum... Friday, July 25 View Page AG female pumpkin blossom...July 4 Saturday, July 26 View Page Pumpkin July 25 33 inches...last measurement... Saturday, July 26 View Page Dwarf sunflower, seeded by the birds...honeybees love it.. Saturday, July 26 View Page Green tomatoes, I had put tags on all the various plants, but somehow they all got lost..but assume this is Big Girl.. Sunday, July 27 View Page Backyard apiary..we have three honeybee hives, pollination is no problem here... Monday, July 28 View Page Honeybee yard, notice three hives, the big one is the good queen..the one on the right, the not so good queen, she will have to be replaced before closing hives for the winter..the low hive is the swarm from the big hive in June..doing great has a good queen.. Thursday, July 31 View Page Dead pumpkin, stopped growing at 35 inches, three days later checked and found one side mushy...opened pumpkin and no rot just liquid..very puzzling..we have had a good deal of rain..but enough sun inbetween to dry out..no idea what happened... Thursday, July 31 View Page One pumpkin plant with three vines, all look healthy, two promising possibly female buds at the end of each vine..is it too late? Saturday, August 2 View Page August 2, two small female blooms, the bees are very busy with their pollinating...I have been told its not too late yet to get a fair sized fruit, so we will see..I think the first pumpkin suffered from some kind of rot or fungus..it did not appear to have any outward injury, but beetle or perhaps possum..oh well..try again... Tuesday, August 5 View Page Took these pics of the two new females, have three, they are quite small I dont know if they will do anything, our growing season is winding down here in Connecticut..there has been a hint of fall in the air..but can always hope..:) Tuesday, August 5 View Page Small pumpkin Wednesday, August 6 View Page I have been trying to achieve the "english cottage garden effect" this is he closest I have come..the tiger lillies are spectacular this year some l0 feet high loaded with blooms..on the garage is the climbing hydrangea...slow growing but showey..a good year for gardens.. Sunday, August 10 View Page Two new pumpkins as of August l0th..they seem to be growing but Im not going to handle or take measurements, afraid of damaging the delicate skin at this stage..I have aspen chips under them to protect them from the grass..hoping they continue to grow... Sunday, August 10 View Page This is the larger of the two pumpkins..there are small females but I think these will probably drop..they are at the end of the vine.. Wednesday, August 13 View Page Trying again, this is 3l inches, lets see what happens!! Took measurements with garden gloves on, put aspen shavings under pumpkin... Wednesday, August 13 View Page Lemon size pumpkin August l3...runner up division... Wednesday, August 13 View Page Yellow and black garden spider can you find her? She is very elusive and hard to spot!! Wednesday, August 13 View Page Up and coming pumpkin, blossom has not yet opened... Saturday, August 16 View Page Pumpkin now measures 4l inches, will have to check the table, the previous one that kicked the bucket..went at 35 inches..so far all looks well.. Thursday, August 21 View Page Shelob the garden spider, she is fat with eggs which she lays in small sacs in her web..the first frost she will die but the small spiders will scatter about on the wind..they are the size of a speck of dust.. Thursday, August 21 View Page This is my Aug 2l pumpkin..it seems to be doing well..I estimate it at about l2 lbs now.. Monday, September 8 View Page Finally picked a good pumpkin, not that I wanted to, but had to..a tropical storm was coming with 5 inches of rain..as pumpkin was sitting on straw..it was damp underneath and a potential for mold and eventual rot...It looks lovely is the size of a 40 lb turkey and sitting by the Narnia Lampost with a huge basket of Mum..my first attempt Im really happy with..maybe next year will not be so wet here in Connecticut.. Wednesday, September 10 View Page I am very happy with this pumpkin..my first attempt even if weather conditions forced me to cut it early..it is sitting next to a bushel basket of mums which dwarfs it a bit but it looks nice by the "Narnia" lampost.. Wednesday, September 10 View Page Rocket Dog and Aeronwy, Aeronwy is the smaller pumpkin..notice they differ in color, grown in different towns..Rocket Dog was a gift from a friend, who also gave me the plant that became "Aeronwy."