Oct 8, 2015

Pumpkin Shortage

Reading Yahoo News this morning and they said there would be a shortage of canned pumpkin this fall.  They were urging everyone to pick their pumpkin up now if they wanted pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.  I'm not sure what  is causing this shortage. (I didn't read that far.)  I'm thinking most people who are reading this don't buy canned pumpkin anyways.  Pumpkins from the garden always make the best tasting pie.
Below is this year's crop.

 A great spaghetti squash year.

These are the biggest pumpkins I've ever grown.  The big one in front is over 100#.  Not a prize winner, but what do you do with it?  Too big to eat???

 The sunflowers are all drooping and ready to be cut.
 The kale is getting kinda shabby.  The animals love it.
 The rutabagas are quite healthy this year, also.
 Some of the tobacco growing on the south side of the house.  Why do I grow tobacco???
And my newest present from my honey..a W-6.  I used to make hay with a W-4 that I had to crankstart.  Reliving my youth. (This one has electric start.)
This was just a show and tell post, I guess.  But if anyone has a pumpkin shortage, just let me know and I'll see what I can do.

6 comments:

affectioknit said...

All of your fall produce looks beautiful!...I love your tractor...it reminds me of an old 8N we had on our NC mountain homestead...

~Have a lovely day!

Mama Pea said...

My gosh, I'd say you've had a bountiful year in the vegetable garden . . . also with your new tractor addition. A one hundred pound pumpkin? I'd say carve it and put it where the most people will see it. That will be some jack o' lantern!

odiie said...

Affectioknit-Thank you. We have been blessed with a bountiful harvest. Got the sunflowers harvested today.

Mama Pea-Not too many people would see it way out here. :) I thought maybe I could hollow it out and let the little boy I take care of use it as a little fort. Enjoy this weekend, it ought to be wonderful.

Liz said...

Not sure where that pumpkin shortage is? Lots of pumpkins here in northern Illinois! What a bountiful harvest!

FoxyLady said...

Looks like your garden did fine this year also. Our "gardening year" started off slow. However, it turned out really well at the end of the season. So ~ freezer is well stocked. :)

odiie said...

FoxyLady,
Glad to hear your garden did well. I assume you're getting all of this warm weather, also. Not sure how it'll affect my garlic. Our ground isn't frozen, yet. Not good news for all the loggers in the area.
Odiie

Oct 8, 2015

Pumpkin Shortage

Reading Yahoo News this morning and they said there would be a shortage of canned pumpkin this fall.  They were urging everyone to pick their pumpkin up now if they wanted pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.  I'm not sure what  is causing this shortage. (I didn't read that far.)  I'm thinking most people who are reading this don't buy canned pumpkin anyways.  Pumpkins from the garden always make the best tasting pie.
Below is this year's crop.

 A great spaghetti squash year.

These are the biggest pumpkins I've ever grown.  The big one in front is over 100#.  Not a prize winner, but what do you do with it?  Too big to eat???

 The sunflowers are all drooping and ready to be cut.
 The kale is getting kinda shabby.  The animals love it.
 The rutabagas are quite healthy this year, also.
 Some of the tobacco growing on the south side of the house.  Why do I grow tobacco???
And my newest present from my honey..a W-6.  I used to make hay with a W-4 that I had to crankstart.  Reliving my youth. (This one has electric start.)
This was just a show and tell post, I guess.  But if anyone has a pumpkin shortage, just let me know and I'll see what I can do.

6 comments:

affectioknit said...

All of your fall produce looks beautiful!...I love your tractor...it reminds me of an old 8N we had on our NC mountain homestead...

~Have a lovely day!

Mama Pea said...

My gosh, I'd say you've had a bountiful year in the vegetable garden . . . also with your new tractor addition. A one hundred pound pumpkin? I'd say carve it and put it where the most people will see it. That will be some jack o' lantern!

odiie said...

Affectioknit-Thank you. We have been blessed with a bountiful harvest. Got the sunflowers harvested today.

Mama Pea-Not too many people would see it way out here. :) I thought maybe I could hollow it out and let the little boy I take care of use it as a little fort. Enjoy this weekend, it ought to be wonderful.

Liz said...

Not sure where that pumpkin shortage is? Lots of pumpkins here in northern Illinois! What a bountiful harvest!

FoxyLady said...

Looks like your garden did fine this year also. Our "gardening year" started off slow. However, it turned out really well at the end of the season. So ~ freezer is well stocked. :)

odiie said...

FoxyLady,
Glad to hear your garden did well. I assume you're getting all of this warm weather, also. Not sure how it'll affect my garlic. Our ground isn't frozen, yet. Not good news for all the loggers in the area.
Odiie