The pumpkin's demise

We put such a lot of effort into growing the pumpkins that we felt that they needed to be given the appropriate send off.

The little one was expertly carved by Tom to go in conjunction with his Arthur Dent - Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy Halloween costume. He used the technique of printing out a paper template which he pricked lots of pinholes through so he could see the design underneath. Cutting the top off was surprisingly difficult, hence the saw.

The pumpkin flesh went into a beautiful sweet and creamy pumpkin soup which I took to work for over a week. A really autumnal, warm treat.

Pumpkin harvest

This year we were given some pumpkin plants, when I planted them it wasn't really something that particularly interested me as I don't like the way they look or the way they taste. As I wasn't that interested I didn't really do much research on how to look after them so where I planted them was completely unsuitable.

The pumpkin sprawled at least twelve feet from where it was originally planted

Despite all of this we produced two beautiful big fruit on the most unbelievable sprawling vines which tumbled over the side of the raised beds and along the lawn.

I'll certainly plant them next year but I'll think a little longer about where I'm going to plant them.