Last November, we tossed the ready-to-rot pumpkins over by the Kwanzan cherry tree in the back yard, you know, for compost. Shortly thereafter, they were attacked by animals looking for the tasty seeds that we hadn’t scooped out. It took a long time, but the pumpkins finally decayed. I added some fireplace ash at one point, having heard that it was full of potassium and good for fertilizer. I didn’t think much else of it all until a few weeks ago, when I saw some familiar leaves growing among the weeds.
We had a vegetable garden when I lived with my parents, and planted all sorts of things, including fat peas, corn, watermelon, and, you guessed it, pumpkins. I ran inside to tell G about this miraculous event, but he was rather nonplussed. “We did throw a boatload of seeds out there. One was bound to grow.” I’ve been watching the not one but TWO vines growing with anticipation. Today when I wentout to take some pictures, I spotted yet another vine growing! Here’s the evidence:
penny said,
July 9, 2008 @ 3:09 pm
yay! how exciting. how i need “a bit of earth” now. it’s one thing growing things in pots, but to have a compost heap again…..