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Grew these from random decorative pumpkins from a couple years back. Saved the seeds and I got some interesting ones! Only one I think seems to be close to the parent, the really small cute one I think is close in appearance. The other two are completely different!

I did grow the same white ones last year from the same saved seeds but this year this particular plant is producing way bigger ones! I’m so stoked to have big ole ones and tiny ones!

My tree is a mini tree haha! Everyone else I gave one too has a big normal sized tree 🫶🏻 I kept the one at the top!

Already thinking of ideas for this years, it’s turning into a tradition of mine to make ornaments 🎁

They are just starting to germinate!! What do I do now lol?? In October we have our first expected frost date, should I pot them up by then and bring them indoors to live under grow lights? Or will they be ok in pots outdoors all winter get zone 6A. I assume they are too small to withstand freezing temps.

Mango and banana are the flavor profiles the fruits had, luckily for me two seeds from two different fruits are sprouting, the seeds came from wild paw paws!

Here they are today! They had some ups and downs but they are both doing really well! I’m just letting them do their thing and keeping them watered.

This is a fig tree I planted from a hardware store boxed sapling. I bought it in April, planted it in a small pot till temps were right for planting it outside. I’ve had it in this big pot since May. I noticed little buds or growths in the leaf notches. Is there a chance I can still get figs or is it too late? I assume it’s too late. I’m in zone 6A.

Also I’ll take tips on winter protection, this is my second time growing this variety and the first time it died over winter. (Never came back the following spring. I do have an unheated garage, I could maybe get a hand truck (dolly) and try to move it in there but that wouldn’t be ideal.

Freaky little dude

Saved the seeds from the ruby red plant after it went to seed. Had it planted next to Genovese basil. When I planted seeds they came out mostly hybrid, I love the look of them! Some still come out just ruby! I also planted more Genovese in this photo.

Found a puff all last year too! How fun!

Found sooo many eggs on my squash, wound up finding 3 at first kept checking because I figured that was no where near all of them. Removed some lower leaves and found tons!

I am testing out a scented lure SVB trap and so far it’s caught 4 and no pollinators. So hopefully that’s helping. I keep a couple squash under a bug net hoop house and some in pots. The plant that has the most on one leaf is actually a butternut, they should be resistant but that many I fear would have been really bad lol. Going to be checking twice a day for eggs now.

I did also find eggs at the base of the stems so I removed those and then am testing putting these tree collars around the base of the plants.

This is Geovanni (Geo) He’s 14, has some joint issues, had a bone removed from near each hip when he was young due to they broke. Been giving him under vets suggestion Dasquin join health supplement. I feel like it’s helped him so much! Love my boy 🐈‍⬛

Just sharing, super excited about my dwarf Elberta peach tree! First year producing peaches that are staying, tree is three years old, one year in its home!

Maybe I should try counting how many I have lol. There are more than what’s pictured here!

How fun is that!

(I know they won’t be true to seed lol)