Aren’t these the sweetest?

Starter Pumpkins

My friend Stephanie’s young daughter ‘M’  crafted  these for seed starters . She used the base of a water bottle, then decorated each one with colorful duct tape.

Duct Tape Planting Pots

She delivered them with her dad over the weekend and I planted them today.  In one of those serendipitous moments, I realized I had an open space in the center of my EarthBoxes® just waiting to be filled.  So I tucked my newest pumpkin starter into the opening of the Jack ‘o-lantern box. It already looks right at home.

EarthBox Pumpkins making space for the new addition

I planted the second plant in the curb garden. It gets full sun all day, and will have a long stretch of gravel to spread out as it grows.

With some trepidation, I planted the third starter in the back. Squash bugs beware! I’ll be keeping a close on that one.

Thank you ‘M’ for your kindness and generosity. It will be such fun watching them grow.

Meanwhile, here is the progress of our deck-top pumpkins, week three. My how they’ve grown.

Healthy Pumpkin Plants Line the Deck

Fabulous tips for growing pumpkins from The Older Farmer’s Almanac.