Patch Update - Mimi The Magnificent - Part Two

A few things have gone wrong in the pumpkin patch.  Actually, I
have a long list. The heat wave that fried the tips off the
mains on two plants; the sag lines that showed up a few days
later on three pumpkins;  The best pumpkin growing into the
vine and partially tearing off the main - then doing it again
five days later; the coon gouging graffiti on one pumpkin, the
rat gnawing chunks out of another and the list goes on and on.

It doesn't help my self-confidence that the two pumpkins my
daughters are growing are doing better than mine are. Pumpkins
seem to relate better to little girls - so this doesn't bother
me much - really.

Hey, I'm not complaining, I've seen the dairies of other
growers - some with pumpkins down, some who have lost all of
their plants - season over.  I'm one of the lucky ones.  I
still have pumpkins alive in the patch and they are all still
growing.... 

So after each insult or injury to my patch - I thank the
pumpkin gods for their generosity and benign tolerance of my
sloppy growing practices.  Never anger the pumpkin gods -
capricious and unforgiving they are and down-right mean they
can be....

For some pictures from my patch, check out the new page at:

http://mimi.zunino.net/mimi2.htm

vince
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