This is the spot in the compost where we threw the old pumpkin that we didn’t have time to clean and carve. Look at those beauties. You can see the seeds and the sprouts. Cucurbitacea, one of the gardener’s favorite botanical families for a number of reasons. First, there are lots of yummy veggies in this family, cucumbers, pumpkins, and melons. So, there are many tasty reasons to have one in your garden. Second reason I love cucurbitacea, large seeds. Of course the leafy greens are lovely but managing those pinhead sized seeds can be a bit of a trick, squash seeds are no problem. Easy to see and easy to plant. Finally, I love the shape of the leaves. When the cotyledons emerge, they are large and round and happy, when the first true leave emerges you can tell right away that you have a squash growing, because of the serration. And if they have soil and sun and water, there may be no stopping the squash plant. I can’t wait to see how these transplanted squash fair in 2017!
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