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Yep...we planted it. Didn't know what we had growing in the garden since my father-in-law gave us some seeds. I just wonder if you all will think the same thing we did when you see it, so I will post the "cutting" tomorrow. Tonight...here is the vegetable/fruit.


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So....what's the verdict?

Dianna

Is it a pumpkin?

Pumpkin or a SPAGHETTI SQUASH?????

Dianna haven't a clue
looks like a water melon

or a marrow??

Lisa, thank you. That's exactly what we thought.

The darn thing turned out to be a pumpkin. Sure looked like a watermelon on the vine, though...



Until we cut it, we would have bet money we had a watermelon growing. When it started getting the yellow spots, we thought it needed some kind of fertilizer or something. I should have posted about it before we pulled and cut it and then maybe someone could have identified it and told us when to harvest and all that good stuff.

Thanks for not laughing too hard at the new gardeners!

Dianna

ROTFLOL!

Oops . . . sorry - didn't mean ta' laugh.

But I woulda' figured the same thing. I wouldn't have known the difference.

Thank you, Carly....I think!

We have another one growing out there now, but we have decided to let the garden go. With my side hurting the way it has been and Jim having to mow after work the last couple of weeks, we got way behind. Oh, well.

Dianna

Well, I hope your side's feeling better soon - that can be hard trying to work with that.

Anyway, you did better than I - I've never grown a melon or a gourd.

We hadn't, either, until this popped up! Since it was a punkin, I guess we picked it too soon....

Dianna