The Great Pumpkin Experiment

It's official. We harvested our first Galeaux D'eysines pumpkin last night at dusk a couple of months ahead of normal pumpkin schedule. It's a little strange to have our first pumpkin curing on the table along with our first cherry tomatoes and zucchinis. I planted this bed with the permaculture technique of "The Three Sisters" which means runner beans, corn and pumpkin. Our first corn is emerging and the beans are forming flowers. It's nice to know all the permaculture techniques we experimented with this year have had impressive results compared to the more traditional methods already set up in the garden. The pumpkins are so early there will be plenty of time for a fall crop of snap peas to put some nitrogen back into the soil. Now, if only the kale would grow...