My Pumpkins are Growing

Of all of the plants that I have started from seed, the ones that I am the most concerned about are the pumpkins. Since Halloween is my all-time favorite holiday, it makes sense that I should be growing my own pumpkins, don't you think? While I do have limited space, I figure that I can just wrap the pumpkin vines in and out of the corn that will (hopefully) be growing very soon.

I feel like I hit a milestone today in that my pumpkin seedlings are big enough to be moved from the little starter pots they have been growing in, to some larger pots I had from other plants. I have been a little worried about my pumpkin plants because they aren't standing up straight any longer. They have gotten so tall that they drooping and starting to weave their way through the other plants. Hopefully, now that they have a little more breathing room they'll start to perk up until the weather finally decides that it won't freeze anymore. It might be July when that happens, but I guess that's what happens when you live in Utah.



This picture does the seedlings no justice, but they are each about 7 inches long. The internet sites I've been  reading religiously have said that I cannot plant my pumpkins until they have their "true" third leaves. I'm assuming that'll be a couple more weeks.

I have learned one thing about growing seedlings, if you want to grow a plant that seriously sprouts up immediately, you should plant soy beans.



These little guys are 3 and 4 inches tall and I planted them 9 days ago. I think that I will have to transplant them out to the garden earlier than the others. At least I'll have a garden full of protein-rich beans if nothing else!