This is the large pumpkin in the garden by the fire pit. As promised, we starting using a tape measure on the pumpkins and watermelons. This is one of the newer pumpkins and measures 28.5 inches from stem to bottom.
Pictures 1-3 in slideshow below are of the same pumpkin as above. Picture 4 is the pumpkin in the sling, Picture #5 shows the little vine that tells us it is time to pick (a different pumpkin) is turning very brown. #6 is a new odd shaped pumpkin of the Atlantic Giant variety which measures 18 inches. Pictures #7-12 show that pumpkin vines have a finite life. Theses vines were some of the first vines planted. They produced fruit and the vines died. (I am sure the intense heat may have contributed to the demise.) #13-22 are pictures of pumpkins of both varieties at different stages of growth. #23-25 shows the leaves at midday. The plants in the pictures were watered at dawn. Believe it or not, these plants return to the non-wilted state by 7pm without additional watering.
There are three watermelon patches at the farm. One patch has 4 watermelons and one patch has only one watermelon. The third patch is just getting started and the most we have seen is a few flowers on the vines. The first two pictures below are from the first patch and we may be harvesting one watermelon from this patch this weekend. The 3rd and 4th pictures are of the same melon from the second patch. It is obviously a different variety.
The slideshow below has pictures of the third watermelon patch which was planted weeks after the first two patches. These are just starting to grow. There are flowers on these plants, but no fruit yet.
The zinnias at the front of the farm are ready to be cut or pulled. If these plants are pulled up and shaken, there will be new zinnias in a week.
The vine below is our volunteer grape vine. We have no idea if this will start blooming.
Peanut is in three of the pictures below. The group picture shows that Peanut (four white legs) and April (brown front legs and white back legs) are about the same size, but April is still slightly smaller. April is the goat in the middle of the group picture below. April is definitely cleaner after her bath.
Jackie cleaned and baked one of the pumpkins we dropped at her house. One pumpkin produced 4 cups of pumpkin. She said this pumpkin will be for pumpkin bread. Jackie C. promises pictures after the bread is baked.
This is the garden by the fire pit. Bruce planted more bean bushes in this garden.
Below: Honeydew and Cantaloupe were planted in the ZIP line garden. All of the seeds seem to have sprouted. Now we are supposed to thin them. To the left of the melons, Bruce added a row of green bean bushes. They have not sprouted yet.
The bluebird babies fledged and we missed it. However, we did see three small bluebirds feeding in the yard.
Video below is of the goats enjoying Zinneas.