You have landed on Day 2 in this 6-day series of videos depicting the fine art of collecting/processing/storing pumpkin seeds. Enjoy!
First some pumpkin pics:
Day 1 = flowers
Today = vine
Day 3 = new fruit
Day 4 = green manure
Day 5 = seed saving
Day 6 = seed planting
THEN a video re “Saving Happy Halloween Pumpkin Carving Seeds”. 6 videos (1/day) for the series!
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Pumpkin vine undergrowth. Note the older (dark green) segments of vine and the male flowers (far right) with their tall thin stalks.
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Banana squash vine climbing up into pine tree in author's garden. Although not a pumpkin, the vine is very similar to a pumpkin vine. Pumpkins are a type of squash -- all pumpkins are squash but not all squash are pumpkin (very new proverb).
A pumpkin is a gourd-like squash.
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Banana squash vine climbs higher into the pine tree. Note what an adept climber the vine is, sending curled tendrils out in front to grab hold of/wrap around ANYTHING.
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Pumpkin vine growing up a bamboo trellis pole. The "curly tendrils" (see above pic) on the right, will lead in front up the climbing-for-the-sun vine, wrap around the pole, and support the vine as it continues to bear fruit and grow higher. Note 1) the intentionally left branch stub on the home-harvested bamboo pole, and 2) how nicely that hold-on point secures a soft hanger for the vine (always carry more hair ties than you need for your hair and a few extra rubberbands).
Saving Happy Halloween Pumpkin Carving Seeds — 2 of 6
Happy seed saving and see you tomorrow.
Tony