They really do seem alien!! I wish I could do a timelapse to see how far those grow in a day, it just seems surreal with those weird little curly tendrils helping the vine pull itself along the fencing.
I kind of threw the pumpkin seeds in there for a lark, so they're not even in one of the beds-- just inside one of the holes in the cinder block we used to make the beds. Certainly doesn't seem to be slowing it down any. We planned on feeding the pumpkins to the goats and chickens-- looks like they're going to have quite the spread this Fall!
