$13 for a buttercup squash (pumpkin)

[Wildfern]

My garden is tiny! So I invested in big pots and vast bags of potting mix. The beauty of that is I can put them against warm brick walls which means I get a jump start on seedlings and can companion plant. My neighbours are very patient with me blocking their courtyard with jungles, but they do like getting a handful of beans or whatever.

And gardening stops me killing people.

Love your last comment!! Hilarious!!
Thanks for the laugh

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My garden is tiny! So I invested in big pots and vast bags of potting mix. The beauty of that is I can put them against warm brick walls which means I get a jump start on seedlings and can companion plant. My neighbours are very patient with me blocking their courtyard with jungles, but they do like getting a handful of beans or whatever.

And gardening stops me killing people.

Bloody daylight robbery! Enough to give the Scots ancestry conniptions!

I've one or two self sown ones coming up out there, if they survive I'll have to examine them carefully for signs of gold leaf.

It’s crazy isn’t it!!

All the best with those golden pumpkins

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I spread compost, punkins appear. Lots of baby fruit, but so far with all the rain most are not getting past the baby stage. But the beans and tomatoes and lettuces and kale and spinach and rocket and onions and silverbeet and peas did well. Second crop now planting...

I won't bore you with how I discovered this, but immature pumpkins/squash are good to eat if you treat them the same as zucchini, i.e. leave the rind intact, sauté briefly in butter or olive oil until just tender.

I do this also. If they are not polluted you can still eat them no problemsjust get them before they go bad.