Week Eight

We had another bad hail storm, and the heat has been horrific, easily reaching the high ninety's to low hundreds. The plants are trying hard, but I'm not sure if anything could survive these smoldering conditions. The humidity has also brought in the bugs, so I went ahead and treated the vines again with some organic pest control in a last attempt to ward off the unwelcomed invaders. Otherwise, we've had many more male blossoms, and the bees have been very active. Here's hoping for a girlfriend!

Week Seven

The Black Horse got it's male blooms! At least I think their male? One may be female, not sure yet. I will have to verify.  Check out the pics below, hopefully the pollinators will come back to complete the process.

And the flowers say their good night and good bye, hope the bees enjoyed. (The blooms close as evening draws near, never to open again)

Week Six

The past two weeks have been pretty rough! Four of my pumpkin plants (two mounds) were destroyed by a hail storm. So, I did the only thing I could, I planted the Black horse!

I laid the pot partially in one of the mounds, and filled in the rest with organic soil, and some manure. So far it seems to be responding very well, and has excellent drainiage due to the type of pot that is holding the plant. Hopefully, I get a bloom fairly fast because I'm running out of time for a pumpkin. I guess I should have taking the advice of many blogs and provided some protection for the plants, such as a tent cover. Now, I'm just letting nature take over, and hoping for the best.