Tag Halloween

The Spirit of Autumn

I spent the week picking pumpkins, cornstalks, and gourds for both the farmers market and my house. My jack-o-lantern is carved and hanging out on my porch awaiting Halloween visitors. One of the many things I love about autumn is…

Weightlifting Pumpkins

I have been harvesting pumpkins and gourds since mid-September, but I’m pretty sure that last week was my biggest harvest yet, not in number of pumpkins but in weight. Most of the pumpkins weighed around twenty pounds each. I felt…

Pumpkins with the Popcorn

Our popcorn patch at the farm has been growing great this year.  Right now the  ear’s are sizing up, hopefully in about a month they will be ready for harvesting.   After they are harvested they will need to dry…