Time for an Experiment

The plant is growing well. The misting and watering system fires for a few minutes every hour during the afternoon. And amazingly, that's legal - there are no watering restrictions on a vegetable garden.

So I've laid down the tape measure and we'll record how much the vine grows in 24 hours.

Premie II has shown up now. If I can' I will probably pollinate at least two pumpkins, and try to hedge my bets against a season-ending disaster. But I've never successfully pollinated more than one fruit on a vine before - it takes a really healthy vine to do that I think.