There Ought to be a Law...

...Banning deer from existing. How can you eat all the leaves, and leave the baby cucumber???




The good news is they appear to have no interest in eating a full-grown Atlantic Giant pumpkin.

Time for a new Hood Ornament

Estimated weight - nearly final now - is 375 pounds.

350 Pounds

Lulu won't quit, even if she can only pack on a couple of pounds a day. It's a pity I didn't keep the plant in better shape. The kids are already asking when we can start carving!

Are You Smarter than a Deer?

I didn't think there could be a dumber creature alive, but maybe there is. I spent WAY too much time last winter creating great soil. Dirt the worms would *love*. And they did - I had night crawlers out there the size of small snakes.

And then, it rained. So, what were the worms thinking? "Let's snuggle down here in the dirt on a cool rainy night and watch a movie and maybe make some new baby worms!"???

No. It was more like, "Let's take a trip to the pavement and dry up and die when the sun comes out!"

330 Pounds but Almost Done

These pictures are a couple of weeks old, seeing as how I'm getting old and lazy besides. Too lazy to aggressively fight the powdery mildew, too lazy to administer a late season near-fatal dose of 0-0-60 fertilizer... what's the matter with me? Am I losing that fanatical edge???

There Isn't a Law

Hey Lulu, there's no law that says you have to quit the moment you reach a goal! The girl was motoring right along, in a pumpkin sort of way, and then the moment she crossed 300 pounds she nearly stopped growing.

It may have been her time anyway. But then again the vines have suffered a lot of damage from deer, bugs, and old age.



Here's a closeup: