As you may know from my first post, the weeds took over the gardens quite quickly this year, and we weren't sure if we'd have enough produce to set up the old farm stand. Well, it's more like a farm "trailer", but it still works! It's my Dad's old hay wagon, and though it's not as charming as a big farm stand with all the quaint decorations and such, it has an odd quaintness all its own. Usually, I hook up Dad's 1952 Farmall tractor to it, which really adds to the quaint quotient, but I didn't take the time to get the old girl up and running this year.
Well, not all the pumpkins are completely orange, but they have some great shapes:)
The gourds are so cool, we always look forward to all the various shapes and colors every year. Oh, and who doesn't like some yummy squash?!
Corn stalks are always popular, and we always grow nice tall indian corn stalks, they're the best!
Everything is based on the "honor system", and it usually works pretty well, other than a couple of instances in 2007 when somebody stole a bunch of the pumpkins. The world always has a few bad apples in it - or are they the wiry orange worms within the bad apples?
So, we'll keep on working hard and trusting in the common good, and keep our little tradition alive every year if we can. so, I guess the answer is... to market!
Until then, may your rows be straight, your vines long, and your harvest full.
-the farmer not-so-extraordinaire, Dave
I'm glad you're "going to market" luv the pics :)
ReplyDeleteLook at those pictures! WTG, Dave! May your harvest provide a little mad money and a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy! It's my first picture post (or is it post with pictures, hmmmm), so hopefully future ones will be more creative, but it's a start!
ReplyDeleteThanks to you too, Pat! I thought it was going to be more difficult getting the pictures going, as the directions my sister sent me were quite in-depth, but it wasn't too bad. I did glean some useful tips in her advice that helped me immensely, thanks Cher!
The heck with mad money, we're just hoping to pay for the seeds at this point!:) It is enjoyable, even with the hard work and mild frustrations.