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    Home » Musings

    The Giant Pumpkin

    Published by Pam Kessler | 113 words. · About 1 minute to read this article. - 20 Comments

    Do you remember my humongo front porch pumpkin from last year?

    giant pumpkin fall front porch decor

    Yeah, that one.

    giant pumpkin fall front porch decor

    The one that weighed 100 pounds and almost gave my husband and I hernias trying to get it up on the porch.

    giant pumpkin fall front porch decor

    When it was time to decorate the porch for Christmas last year, I tossed it into our garbage/junk/compost pile and forgot about it.

    Well, lo and behold we've had a case of immaculate conception.

    Or the seeds from last year grew.

    Take your pick.

    giant pumpkin fall front porch decor

    This one is about 24 inches tall right now and it still has growing time left.

    Who knew a pumpkin would grow from pumpkin seeds?

    No, I'm not a farmer. Thanks for asking.

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    1. ThrifterSisters

      August 27, 2013 at 6:07 pm

      We had the same thing happen to us last year. I couldn't for the life of me figure out where my dogs were getting pumpkins to eat until I went on a stealth mission and followed them. It's a good thing pumpkin is good for dogs!

      Erica

      Reply
    2. [email protected]

      August 27, 2013 at 6:13 pm

      Awesome! She will be ready just in time! We always throw pumpkin scrap on our pile, too, and every year get a few straggly vines to peep out and make a pumpkin. Bonus!

      Reply
    3. ♥ Sonny ♥

      August 27, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      wow, thats great you got more pumpkins. I'm gonna be throwing all my seeds in the soil this year.

      Reply
    4. mzzbev

      August 27, 2013 at 7:10 pm

      Hilarious!

      Reply
    5. TARYTERRE

      August 27, 2013 at 7:44 pm

      How exciting to see a pumpkin grow there.

      Reply
    6. Sally Kelly

      August 27, 2013 at 7:53 pm

      You crack me up. I love your sense of humor! Also -- what a neat surprise!!!

      Reply
    7. [email protected]

      August 27, 2013 at 8:43 pm

      I love it! What a welcome sight and maybe no hernias this year!

      Reply
    8. Musings from Kim K.

      August 27, 2013 at 8:59 pm

      Seriously awesome! We spend so much money on cash every year for our Halloween party pumpkins. We try and try to grow them and the deer and ground hogs just help themselves to our outdoor salad bars. Good for you!

      Reply
    9. Joanne Noragon

      August 27, 2013 at 9:32 pm

      Probably next year and the year after and the year after...

      Reply
    10. Melinda

      August 27, 2013 at 9:56 pm

      Wow! Very cool.
      Can't wait to see
      how big this one gets!

      🙂

      Reply
    11. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      August 28, 2013 at 12:01 am

      That is awesome!

      Reply
    12. NanaDiana

      August 28, 2013 at 8:08 am

      Wooo Hooo.. What a happy accident! I just love it- xo Diana

      Reply
    13. Jane

      August 28, 2013 at 10:00 am

      That is one Amazing pumpkin!! Thanks for stopping by Finding Fabulous the other day 🙂

      Reply
    14. GinaE

      August 28, 2013 at 10:46 am

      I'm a pumpkin freak, so not only loved your giant find last year, but am rather jealous of your vine this year. Getting a bogo out of the one you got last year. How can you beat that! I always look forward to your porch décor each season. You always do such a great job.

      Reply
    15. Tricia

      August 28, 2013 at 11:10 pm

      Well, lucky you! Is there only one?

      Reply
    16. awal.ny

      August 29, 2013 at 6:02 am

      Pam, don't you just love easy gardening like that. We did not do our regular garden this year due to too much sports over the summer. However we also threw all the pumpkins in the garden when finished last year and I have a few orange ones and at least one white. Got to love free pumpkins. Alaina

      Reply
    17. Vickie @ Ranger 911

      August 29, 2013 at 6:33 am

      It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! hehe

      Reply
    18. Snooks

      August 29, 2013 at 7:21 pm

      I love it when this happens. We have had pumpkins and squash in our front flower bed before with the big question of how did that get there? but just went with it cause it was fun. This year I have a bunch of sunflowers growing as volunteers. Those seeds came from other sunflowers we had there before. What a great pumpkin you have.

      @ 3Beeze Homestead

      Reply
    19. Shabby chic Sandy

      August 29, 2013 at 10:49 pm

      Love this story! Your pumpkin lives again. I am not a seed person either--I like to start with a plant. this is awesome though! Maybe I will try this next year 🙂 Rotting pumpkins here we come.

      Reply
    20. Debra Oliver

      September 04, 2013 at 11:08 pm

      oh my gosh, Pam, you're hilarious!!! love this! please don't hurt yourself this year!!

      Reply

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