Boppy's Pumpkin Patch

Way back in the middle of July, Harper and Owen's Boppy planted one 99 cent packet of pumpkin seeds. Harper has been begging him to plant pumpkins so she could sale them for several years. I think it stems from a story I always tell from my childhood...

When my sister and I were in elementary school, my dad came home one day with a flatbed trailer full fo gorgeous, gigantic orange pumpkins. It seemed to be a hundred or so. I don't remember where he got them, but gave them to us to sell. The little entreprenuers that we were, we made a business plan. It consisted of selling each pumpking for $2 or $3...I believe. We even offered delivery via our little red wagon for 50 cents. We set up a pumpkin stand at our house (in town) and sold every last one of those pumpkins. We loved every minute of it!

So anyways...Boppy did his reserach on pumpkins and cared for these pumpkins like they were prized posessions. Around the end of August, the first small green gourds appearred on the vines. We went to visit the pumpkins almost every Sunday. Eventually they started to turn orange but it took longer than expected. The pumpkins weren't done in time for Halloween, but that left plenty for Fall Decorations!

On Halloween Sunday, it was Harvest Time in Boppy's Pumpkin Patch! Harper and Owen were so excited to invite their friends along for the fun. We picked and picked and picked pumpkins. Boppy ended up growing 56 pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. We picked around 30 or so this day, but ran out of umph and places to display them. The kids had fun picking out the pumpkins for Boppy to cut off the vine. But the most fun was had when Richard got out the tractor to haul the pumpkin stash to the car. Everyone got a turn! It was a wonderful Fall Day! The pumpkins may not have been done in time for Harper to sell them this year, but Boppy already has a plan for next year. Thanks Pumpkin Farmer Boppy!