Hmm…
Well, we can officially kiss the growing season goodbye over here at the Parrott household! Last night we got frost, which killed off a lot of stuff, so this evening I picked everything that was salvageable.
The Parrott "Cornucopia" lol
We had a good year with strawberries, and fortunately we ate most of them before the frost. But at the bottom of the picture, you’ll see just the few ones that survived the frost, although they’re not totally ripened. We also have some more little carrots- found out our soil was too dense, and that’s why they got all stubby. Lots of chives, which smell yummy, and under them we have some creeping thyme, which we plan to dry. Not pictured are the variety of mints that Kyle is drying for tea. And the big green thing? Well, that came from this:
This is what we thought was a zucchini plant.
However, upon seeing the fruit that was left on the vines after the frost destroyed the plant, I think it may have been a pumpkin plant. Here’s a closeup of the fruit:
Definitely unripe, whatever it is.
But the stems are prickly, and the fruit grew at the very base of the flowers. This is distinct pumpkin stuff, apparently. Can anyone else shed light on what our mystery plant might have been? Unfortunately, since it’s dead now due to frost, we won’t know what the mature fruit looks like! :S
Really? No one has responded to this? I was so curious…
I know, I was curious too…