Posted by ChrisinMO on November 20, 2009 at 12:46:25 from (99.195.214.249):
In Reply to: Pumpkin shortage posted by JML755 on November 20, 2009 at 08:33:05:
Slightly off the target of this thread....
In 2008 my youngest son (5 at the time) raised some pumpkins. He and his mother got the seeds out of two of them and went through everything required to clean and dry them.
This last summer we planted them in and around the sweet corn patch. The cool weather we had slowed them down dramatically. Nevertheless, 75% of the crop got color to it by the end of October. Three Saturday mornings in a row he was up at 5 am helping get them loaded. He went with his mother and I to the farmers market and worked at selling them. He made over $150! Not bad for a 6 year old.
The other night at supper I asked him if he wanted to be a farmer when he grew up. He asked me if he was already a farmer since he had grown and sold the pumpkins. Well, what could I say. By his definition, he already was. Who was I to take that away from him?
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