Kristi & Her Family Accidently Grew A Pumpkin

You're probably wondering how someone accidentally grows a pumpkin, but I promise that's really what happened.

Here's how I ended up with a pumpkin growing in my yard.

Let's go back to the Spring of 2020 when the world stopped, and we all decided we needed to try new hobbies. What did I choose to try as a new hobby?

Welp, I attempted to see just how good my green thumb was. I didn't get any further than having my husband Stephen build me a few raised garden beds in our front yard. Why not? Well, life happens, and my garden didn't. Haha!

Fast forward to the Fall of 2020 and all things spooky. Just like every other year around Halloween, we carved our annual pumpkins. We normally line our porch stairs with our freshly carved jack-o-lanterns but decided to line them up across the lawn in my unused garden beds.

3 of the pumpkin carved were your traditional carved pumpkins, but my son, Logan's pumpkin, looked like it spilled its guts and seeds everywhere. Halloween of 2020 came and went, and so did the life of the pumpkins.

Early June of 2021, we realized that something was growing in one of our raised beds, which we didn't plant. That something was a pumpkin. Apparently, one of those seeds from Logan's gut spilled pumpkin decided it would grow right there in our unused raised bed.

So, friends, if you also want to grow a pumpkin, carve a pumpkin and leave it there. The seeds will eventually start the process of growing into a pumpkin.

2025 Maine Agricultural Fair & Festival Dates

According to the Untamed Mainer website, these are the proposed dates for some of Maine's biggest fairs and festivals. If there is an event that we missed that you believe should be on our list, or if we got something wrong, please let us know by sending an email to Cooper.Fox@townsquaremedia.com

This Hidden Gem Is The Best Place To Find Oddities In New England

Do you love finding that strange yet super unique and downright odd item? Are you a collector of all things oddity? If so, then you NEED to check out this hidden gem in Central Maine.

If you've driven Route 17 between Rockland and Augusta, you may have seen the place I'm talking about without even realizing it. Set in the small town of Coopers mills, you'll find Elmer's Barn, and it is seriously the best place to find odd hidden gems.

6 Maine Ghost Towns You Never Knew Existed

Considering the area that we now call the State of Maine has been inhabited for thousands of years (first by the Native Americans and later by European settlers) it shouldn't come as any surprise that we have a few "ghost towns" in our state. Here are six ghost towns listed by Hotels.com

9 Available Central Maine Commercial Spaces That Could Be Perfect For Your Next Biz

In the years leading up to the pandemic, Augusta (and the rest of Central Maine) was seeing a massive revitalization. It seemed like every few weeks, we were hearing about a new restaurant, store, or other business. That process did continue, at a slower pace, during the pandemic. Now that things are getting back to normal, we want to know what you'd like to see in these spaces. Take a look and then message us through Facebook or our app.

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