I&#39;m going to be a Mummy!!

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 23

Isn't it funny how you find it hard to see them and then suddenly they are there.

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

24 Feb 23

So cute! It's making me long for spring here!

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

24 Feb 23

@evilamericans I didn't know why they are called snapping turtles - until I once picked one up to help it over a particularly high kerb

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 23

I hope it ripens (after it grows a bit more!) before we go away.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 23

@evilamericans I'm glad you gave it a better home. Would it have come from the ditch?

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

24 Feb 23

It is a really pleasant surprise ! Nothing beats the pumpkin grown by yourself !

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 23

That's true. I'm just hoping it will have more than one on it.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86568)

• United States

24 Feb 23

Let us know when you know if it’s a boy (pumpkin bread) or a girl (pumpkin pie).

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

Just maybe it one of the LGBTQ++++ ones!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

24 Feb 23

I thought the same last year, I noticed one tiny pumpkin and only one, but after a while I noticed more flowers and other pumpkins growing up.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv -We love to pick up the flowers to make fritters, but I pay attention only to pick up "male" flowers, only female flowers will form fruits.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

@LadyDuck I didn't know about making fritters from the flowers.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

I'll be watching more carefully now. It would be nice to have more than one.

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rakski

@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

24 Feb 23

That is so nice!!! Congratulations!!

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Feb 23

Thanks. I'm hoping it will ripen before we go away.

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rakski

@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

24 Feb 23

@JudyEv I hope so too

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153544)

• India

25 Feb 23

I love garden surprises. Wow! Hope you get to eat it and not your house swap guest

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

If it's ripe and I pick it before we go, it would probably last a month till we get back.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

25 Feb 23

I hope it grews big and you get to enjoy it.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

Thanks. That's my hope too!

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

24 Feb 23

Yea, you're plant is going to give you a pumpkin, that will be exciting to see the pictures as it grows and develops. Whatever will you name it?

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv Measure it and take the bathroom scales out there and weigh it.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

I'm thinking I might measure it and see if it's bigger tomorrow. They can grow quite quickly.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

@Juliaacv I think the kitchen scales would be sufficient at the moment! lol

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

25 Feb 23

It’s looking very healthy.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

It's looking good at the moment. I do hope there is more than just one though.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Feb 23

How wonderful, Congratulations and I hope it keeps growing,

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

I hope so too. I might measure it later then measure it again in a day or two, just for interest's sake.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69156)

• Centralia, Washington

24 Feb 23

Sweet. Congrats! To my feeble eyes that baby looks like its in the butternut squash family. Tasty.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69156)

• Centralia, Washington

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv Interesting. That is a new way to call it for me.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

It is. They're mostly called butternut pumpkin here.

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

24 Feb 23

It will grow that much in five weeks? Amazing! I wonder if that plant is called something different in the US? What we call pumpkins are the Halloween pumpkins. The shape of yours looks like what we call Butternut squash.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

It's a butternut squash but usuallly called butternut pumpkin here.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Feb 23

Hopefully it will grow to be a big pumpkin.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

Yes, that's the wish. It's getting plenty of water so hopefully it will grow some more.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

@RubyHawk I'm afraid I've never associated pumpkin with pies. They're not big here.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv Nothing better than pumpkin pies.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

24 Feb 23

That looks more like a watermelon than a pumpkin to me.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

You'd know it as a butternut squash. Here, it's called a butternut pumpkin.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv Okay, I see that now.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

25 Feb 23

Now hiding away there..lovely Judy.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

26 Feb 23

@JudyEv Not sure never grew them

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Feb 23

I wonder if it will be ready in a month. I hope so although it's not a big deal.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

24 Feb 23

It's a pleasure to watch vegetables grow and develop just as it is for children. Congrats Mummy

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv We mothers just can't help being proud

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

Can you tell I'm a proud mother? I hope it's not TOO obvious.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Feb 23

That's great the pumpkin plant has a tiny pumpkin on it. Do you know the other name for that pumpkin? Pumpkins here are orange and round.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv Thank you. I appreciate knowing what it is.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

You would know it as a butternut squash. Next time I'll put both names.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

24 Feb 23

That's so cute and cool! I hope your watermelon plant flourishes as well.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

Both plants have had quite a few flowers but I haven't noticed a lot of bees around.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

25 Feb 23

@JudyEv You'll have to start a beehive and keep bees. :-D

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Macy

@almostoveryou (4954)

• Philippines

24 Feb 23

What a cute little pumpkin. It's always fun to refer to your plants as your babies. I do the same. I talk to them every day and check on them like every hour during the day. LOL

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Feb 23

@almostoveryou Good for you. What a very kind-hearted soul you are. I'm sure your plants grown wonderfully well for you.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Feb 23

They say it's good to talk to your plants.

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Macy

@almostoveryou (4954)

• Philippines

27 Feb 23

@JudyEv It sure is. I talk to my plants every morning, and I thank them for every harvest that I make. Whenever I'd do some pruning, I say sorry to them and assure them that it's going to be for their own good.

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