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My pumpkins favorites for pumpkin bread pumpkin pie or pumpkin anything else are the C. maxima squashes. Whether Banana, Hubbard, Kabocha, etc. they are good choices for my tastes. ;) 🎃

@baymule , if a rash shows up

I don’t think that it is that simple, @Dahlia . Winter squash is delicious but Summer squash tastes “green.” It’s incomplete.That’s just a personal reaction and thinking but it influences taste, which is ..? I like zucchini bread but it may have to do with the texture of the bread, sweetness...

Would flame weeding or using your lawn mower be okay?

If the thermometer hits 98⁰f (37⁰C), today or tomorrow will have the hottest temperature of the year. It seems a little odd that with such hot days, we haven't already seen the thermometer above 100f. That thinking was partly set back in June with averages through that month being 4 and 5...

I dug out 1/4 of the compost in one of the 2 bins. Moved most of it to another 1/4 to cover pulled plants from the garden. Also, dumped 4 buckets of garden plants and kitchen scraps in the hole created in the bin and covered that. Filled 2, 5-gallon buckets with the best of the compost and...

Looks to be, fairly easily mistaken for a volunteer tomato. A conversation with Mother Nature about such deceitful behavior may be in order. Steve

Hoodat ?!? No, we haven't seen him in several years. I was remembering him and the picture CarolDee posted :). I think he would agree ... 🫶

We don't use a dishwasher. We wash some produce from the store in an attempt to remove pesticides. Only during the depths of Winter does it include leafy greens (organic buys). Those and berries are only rinsed but even what will be peeled gets a short wash with dish-washing detergent...