Pumpkins and Gourds

The pumpkin vines started great, but then we think they got bacteria wilt or something else nasty from the stupid squash bugs and cucumber beatles.  We sprayed the bugs with horticultural oil, but there were too many of them. Next year we'll have be better with our organic bug control.

We only had a single pumpkin make it's way to ripen.  All the rest died as the vines died.  The vines kept growing, but then wilted from the roots out.  Its like the dying sections were chasing the growing part.

The gourds on the other hand, completely covered our arbor that we built in a couple of weeks.  They also spread about 30 feet in along the ground, and climbed the adjacent spruce tree.

 Birdhouse variety

 Snake variety

 Martin House variety