more volunteers...

[johno]

I noticed something popping up today from compost I mulched my garlic beds last fall. They weren't there yesterday, and this morning they are 4" - 6" tip to tip. Anything that big must be either a winter squash or a gourd, and I'm thinking squash. It's always fun to see what the volunteers turn out to be, even if I have to pull them in the long run.

I'll probably let them go until they attract some squash bugs, then pull up the whole shebang and burn it...

[kimikat]

Last year Alan had volunteer tomatoes, pansies, and squash plants that came up out of his compost pile.

The pansies were some of the pretties I have ever seen.