Pumpkin magic is alive
and well in the bipolar, powerless wheezing of California. Even with
cold days alternating with record heat, my plants are exceptional. The
main vine of the 789 Zunino started loping down the front patch at the break
neck speed of 1/4 inch an hour a few days ago and now measures almost five
feet - A magnificent, absolutely mythical plant - suitable perfection for an
offspring of the goddess Athena. The vine is already turning yellow -
a clear indication that her fruit will be orange.
But real sorcery lurks in the rear patch, the
lair of the dragon - the awesome... the extraordinary...
846 Calai. This plant is not of this world, and the world has never
seen anything like it. Three days from germination it had a dragon tap
root over 16" long. Now, a week younger than the 789 Zunino, it has
twice the leaf surface area and a vibrant energy that makes your skin tingle
when you approach too close.
The 846 Calai at 14 days from
germination
It is growing so fast that the stem has split
near the ground unable to contain it's mutant force. The largest
leaves are over 20" in diameter and a deep velvet green. The leaves
seem to pulse with a manic energy - and mesmerize as they shimmer and
undulate in the sun. Even the cucumber beetles pass them by - their
hunger erased by fear.
You can see the main vine is elongating but it
has not yet begun to run. You can hear the plant pant as it crouches
in the heat ready to pounce down the patch. You can feel it's power as
it reaches for the noon day sun. You can smell the acrid stench of the
hidden dragon root breathing smoke and fumes in it's lair beneath the
ground. It gulps the offerings of fish and kelp I toss from a safe
distance and glowers for more. I know it desires a young virgin girl
but we have to set some limits.
The 937 Mombert and the 983 Ciliberto in the
rear patch bow humbly to the Calai. They are both doing well but may
as well be different, inferior species. There is no comparison.
The Calai rules supreme.
The extraordinary will happen here
from the midst of the dragon's keep.
You can hear the tiger roar
and dragons never sleep.
vince
best 789, 2000
zone 9, the dragon zone
