Gardening Thursday - Big leaves, tiny squash

Hi there gardening buddies!!

I don't know about you, but I like to go sit under the big pumpkin/squash leaves.

The sweet perfume of the compost pile is delicious...mmmm!

Today, I was doing just that when Tiny came along and found me!

Together, we found Mom!

As you can see, the leaves are HUGE.....BUT the actual 'fruit' is really small. Mom read that if the fruit is small it is often the result of not enough sunshine and warm weather. BINGO! We have had a lot of rain lately, low temperatures and not much sunshine. Grrrr!!

Who do I have to beg to get more sunshine and warm weather?

(Tiny: I'll just sit here and look pretty and make goo-goo eyes...perhaps that carries some weight in the whole scheme of the universe. Hmm?)

IMPORTANT REQUEST: We learned that our gardening buddy/mentor Jonesie (Society of Feline Gardeners) was attacked in her own yard by a mean little dog...as a result, Jonesie is afraid to go back outside - in the garden. Evfurryone, please, please, please, go tell Jonesie that we are all purring for her to find her courage and come back out...we'll all be behind her emotionally (we would be there physically, too, if we could!!). Oh yeah, make sure to suggest to her to ask Grete to be her doggyguard....there's no way that dang little mean dawg will mess with Grete!!