Compost pile gifts

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  1. marlingardener

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    We didn't plant these--the vine appeared in our big compost pile and things happen o_O. Note to self--next year, do not put pumpkin seeds in compost pile. We also have zinnias growing in the compost. Best garden we've got!
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Oh don't you just love it when you get things for free? :)
     
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    I love volunteer crops. survival of the fittest growing... such as we should all do. allow only what survives to save seeds from and regrow. it is one of my goals.
     
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    Pumpkin loves to grow in compost pile. Whenever we had pumpkin, I will get pumpkin seedling growing in my compost pile. The do not have a chance to grow because they get destroyed when I turned the compost. When we were in Europe for six months one managed to grow and bore a few fruits but only one fruit survived from the monkeys. My daughter picked it and said that it was yummy!

    Carolyn I guess those pumpkins must be extra good!
     



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    KK you sure have a time with those monkeys in your neck of the woods.
     
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    Marlingardner...those are beauties...even though i don't eat pumpkin..i would love growing them.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    That's great ... free food! What'cha gonna make?
     
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    Netty, I've made pumpkin tea bread (to be served at tea, doesn't contain tea!) and I have several cartons pre-measured and frozen for pies. Of course, pumpkin cookies, and roasted chunked pumpkin and apple chunks to go with pork or chicken.
     
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    What luck! Well......luck? I dunno, that depends upon your perspective. I think that the British Victorians used to grow their marrows and courgettes on compost with a layer manure under that for the warmth during the cooler months.
    I have a great series of the Victorian kitchen garden and how they did what they did. It was an old series from the BBC. I always like learning new things....in this learning old things/techniques.
     
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    I visited the compost pile to make a deposit this morning, and found two more pumpkins! They are green and won't ripen for a while, but with the warmer, dryer winter predicted for us, I may have to start looking up more pumpkin recipes!
     
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    I happened to walk to the back 40 yesterday (actually just up the driveway to the excavating shop) and I happened to see a cherry tomato hanging ripe in an old compost bed... hmmm, the nicest tomato plant I have ever seen outside on the 6th of November... I ate one and wasn't terrible impressed as it tasted very green. I bought the other on in to ripen a bit and then maybe save the seeds to grow it next year. we will see what happens. maybe a new more disease resistant variety.
     
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    Very nice volunteer pumkins Jane,..i bet there are gardeners someplace finding it hard to grow pumkin,..its amazing the boost compost gives to that which we want to grow,..even where i have dumped a pile of weeds and dead headed blooms,..something tends to begin its life there,..of late its just nasturtiums.

    Carolyn,..nice find,..you could well be on to a good thing with the results from those seeds,..to have survived outside up to now and to be also looking good is a good indicator,..fingers crossed for you.
     
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    What an interesting idea, let that warmth work for you!
     
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    I get great spuds from my compost heap, often just from potato peelings
     
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    Too right, Cheli.
     

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