Despite the remaining Christmas leftovers, a sure sign spring can’t be too far off is the arrival of the seed catalogs. I was flipping through one that arrived over the Christmas break and it got the kiddos talking about trying to grow pumpkins again this year. After last year’s drought, there’s a little bit of hesitation. If they decide to do it again this year, there’s some debate over what to grow.
The 2012 “Drought” Harvest
Here’s some thoughts on what the kiddo’s 2013 Pumpkin Patch may look like:
Tried and True -The classic pumpkin… not too big, not too small… just right to carve two round eyes, a triangle nose, and a one tooth smile. (You can click the photos to go straight to the Amazon page for each variety.)
Bigger Is Better – Big pumpkins are always exciting. Strains of Big Max are very popular and any pumpkin with “giant” in it’s name has to be good, right?
Fancy-Shmancy – Not sure if you could ever carve one of these, but they would look great as a center piece.
Orange Is So Yesterday – For those who say throw the traditional “orange” pumpkin out the window. Let’s add a little color to things.
Wee Little Ones – When less really is more…
I’m hoping they give it another shot. I think some of these could really turn out neat. At least it’s a safe bet after how last year went that Sissy won’t try pre-selling pumpkins this year.
