Mystery Gourd, it was nice growing you
A Mystery Gourd appeared among the sunflowers last growing season, much to my delight.
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Is it a zucchini? It's definitely not a sunflower!
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It's a pumpkin!
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I was successful in growing gorgeously colorful sunflowers. Excited to see what grows this year!
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Jack-o-lantern inspector Twinkie approves of the Mystery Gourd.
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The Mystery Gourd made a fine jack-o-lantern. A happy ending for a surprise squash.
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Before I dip my fingers into the soil and start mapping out my gardening ambitions this spring, I would be remiss if I didn't share a rather fun story of a curious Cucurbita that was a pleasant surprise last growing season.
With a south-facing front yard that gets plenty of sun, I thought it was about time to sprinkle sunflower seeds where they would receive the most stark light possible. My good friend and neighbor had beautiful multi-colored sunflowers the previous season with which I had become enamored, and after a few years of gorgeous yellow Russian Mammoth sunflowers doing well in the back, I was eager to try growing a variety that would produce petals of gold, bronze, red and maroon.
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