31 Oct - Pumpkin Comes Good

It's All Hallows Eve and the pumpkin I've been growing since April finally gets to be centre stage.

The variety, Jack O'Lantern, is an ideal size for both carving and eating though this strain comes from collected seed and I'm going to have to buy fresh next season as I'm getting hybrids now. While the hybrids have proved delicious, they don't look much like pumpkins. I did manage to get one to 'come true' for Halloween though.

I'm somewhat traditional when it comes to pumpkin carving, a pair of spooky eyes and a set of spiky teeth will do nicely thank you very much but Mrs Allotment Blogger is more 'arty farty' and, as carving cucurbits is her domain I guess she can do what she wants (and she does).

This All Hallows Eve the pumpkin queen has decided on a 'scene'. Cave, moon, dragon and dead tree it is then. It must have worked as we had record numbers of kids knocking the door for treats.

That's it for another pumpkin year. Now it's just a matter of roasting the seeds and pumpkin flesh and making the most of this special squash. Bye for now.