Pumpkins!

Here are a selection of my Pumpkins I have about 51. Six have already been spoken for, my nephew has chosen the one below on the right it is so small and cute.

I love looking at them and they look great in the flower bed!

Can I have an Allotment please.

I'm so excited I have put my name down for an allotment. The plan is to keep chickens and grow some vegetables. There has been an increase over the last few years for keeping an allotment so I am on a waiting list. Also I am limited as to where I can go as not all allotments allow you to keep poultry. Its all new to me and very exciting I cant wait. I keep going up to show interest and see what other people do with theirs. Oh and I have met some very very interesting people. Its a whole new world!

Mandala

Mandala
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Mandala hand drawn decorated with black beads, various coloured pens onto A3 watercolour paper. I really enjoy creating these.

A Heart full of Flowers

A Heart full of Flowers
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Completed hand drawn pattern with various coloured pens onto A3 watercolour paper.

Beautiful Sunflower

At last a Sunflower, after my experience with the pumpkin seeds. I took this photograph last night, I have allot more growing but this is the first one that flowered. Passers by have commented on how lovely it is.

From Bed Frame to Bench.

My daughters boyfriend made this bench from an old bed frame found on the side of the road. It took him a few hours to make and my daughter painted it with wood varnish. It looks great. I'm going to make a funky cushion to go on it.

Sunflowers? no Pumpkins Galore!

Here are my pumpkins that I planted, grown from seeds I collected from last year. I did not intend to have so many. Last year I collected the pumpkin seeds put them in tinfoil to plant this year. I threw loads of the seeds into the soil thinking they were Sunflower seeds! (I have no idea why I thought they were Sunflower seeds).
I threw them down by the trellis and netting hoping to see a glorious display of flowering 6ft Sunflowers! No I now have about 20 pumpkins growing I think its great. I have loved growing these oh and I when i collect the seeds they will be clearly marked.

Three stages of Pumpkin growth!

One of my many Pumpkins.
Gardening Tip! I read in a Gardening paper that to stop Pumpkins or other large vegetable's rotting in soil is to put hay underneath them.