May 2nd is Planting Day

Why May 2nd? Well, why not? I don't want the main vine growing ten feet the wrong direction while I'm at the beach at the end of May, like it did two seasons ago. And with my afternoon shade and afternoon misting, I'm not so scared of the August heat.

Anyway, here's a picture of this year's seed:

Ha! Tricked you! That's an old picture of last year's seed because I'm lazy and all the seeds look the same anyway. But this one ought to be a good one: it came out of a 1087 pound pumpkin grown last year in Minnesota.