Madison grew this plant from a seed from her class’ Jack O’Lantern. When we brought it home in May it had just two leaves. I’d say it’s doing pretty well now. 
How great would it be to be able to donate one of the pumpkins to the class for this year’s Jack O’Lantern!
We’re having a great time trying to nurture a garden in the sandy soil. It’s so sandy that it’s like walking on the beach, or the desert. Nothing has ever been done with the backyard either, so it’s completely devoid of top soil. So far we are having very good luck with the parsley, cilantro, dill, chives, basil, jalapeno peppers, tomato vines (no tomatoes yet though) and pumpkin and gourd vines. We are growing strawberries, peppermint, rosemary, and more basil and chives in containers and those are all doing great. The main problem with gardening around here is that it’s so cool (we’re lucky if we hit sixty degrees) and overcast most of the time. This just means that plants take longer to flourish. I’m trying to be patient though. Hopefully it will pay off before too long!
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