Hmm.. well the other day I decided I quite wanted to grow a pumpkin! I think it's just because it seems like a really Autumn-y thing to do, plus it would be really cool to have a home grown pumpkin to carve for Halloween! I also have this really random curiosity about pumpkin pie at the moment -for some reason I'd really like to try it! I'm really interested to know if it can possibly be nice.. I have seen a couple of recipes involving pecans and maple syrup, which do sound quite promising, although with pumpkin?! I just don't know! (I do realise I could just go and buy a pumpkin, but where's the challenge in that..)
Anyway, the closest thing I could find to a pumpkin plant was a packet of pumpkin seeds, which I picked up in Denbies the other day.. funnily enough, it even said 'New England Pie' on the packet..
The only trouble is, the guidelines say:
Indoor planting: April - May
Hmm.. how about September?! Well, I'm far too impatient to wait until April, so I planted up the seeds in the propagator a few days ago, and already I've got 4 pretty big plants! Now I just have to figure out a way of keeping them alive through the frost.. I think it might get a bit like The Day of the Triffids in here! It'll be interesting to see how they do though. By my calculations, they should be producing pumpkins by January.. we'll see!
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Full marks for optimism! Dad and I had pumpkin tart in Dorking last year and it was delicious, I think the trick is not to use very much pumpkin and lots of other ingredients......
This message is from your esteemed colleague - I'm afraid to say that it is a very sorry looking piece of weed right now ......
Ooh, in Dorking?! Where where?? I will seek out the pumpkin pie!
Haha, it may be a sorry looking piece of weed now, but it is going to take over the world soon enough, you wait and see.. mwahahaha...
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