It looks like the squash bugs had gotten to my baby pumpkins – not as bad, but the plants were starting to show signs of dying off, so I decided to pick them. They are just for decorating, so even if they are not ripe, it doesn’t really matter.

They pretty much grew to their full size over a month ago, so I knew they weren’t going to get any bigger. The smallest is the size of an apple, and the biggest about the size of a small acorn squash.

It was a mix of white, orange and black – and as you can see, the ratio was a little off. Id’ have loved a few more orange and black… but I’m still thrilled as it’s my first time growing pumpkins. (I think we grew them when we were kids, but that was over 30 years ago so it doesn’t really count).

I will definitely grow them again. The squash tunnel is perfect for giving them room to run, without taking over the yard.

And since I was at it, I decided I might as well harvest the gourds that were full size. You may recall that, like the pumpkins, it was supposed to be a mix that looked something like this…

I didn’t have room to plant all the seeds in the mix…

And while I got a lot of gourds, there were only three types, and they were all pretty similar…

They are definitely cute…but not quite what I had in mind for decorating. I do have the rest of the seeds for next year. And I’m thinking of getting this seed pack

It’s called the “Beetlejuice” mix! How fun is that???