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G'day Everyone, two video uploads in one week! I'm on a roll... The weather has been great for working out in the garden, so I'm getting into it! Thanks for your ongoing support. Cheers😀👍
OMG!- Oh, my gourd!
Oh the dad jokes and puns, they just never stop. Always be you mate. Hilarious. 😂
Now that's pumpkin to talk about!
The suspense lol thought for sure the mower was going to hit a pumpkin or two and spread the seeds everywhere
Top quality dad jokes 😂 Mowing vines looks way more time efficient and easier on the back than pulling it all back by hand. What a squashtastic accident that the pumpkins grew on their own. Nature really does take care of itself if you let it.
This came at just the right time. Faced with a huge weed infested sloping terrace and a lack of reliable gardeners, I have been thinking of sowing pumpkins in the terrace. Looks like I have the 'Mark' of approval. 🇦🇺
the pump-king
Thanks for giving us pumpkin to think about
Snake heaven
Baby pumpkins make good summer squash!
More like a trifid patch😊😂
Some of the best pumpkins come up on their own.
Came inside from ripping one of my pumpkin vines out to a video about pumpkins. I made it up to about 50ish kents for the year off 2 compost vines, started harvesting just as last years ran out. Definitely worth if you have space.
You and your dad jokes mark lol
It will be interesting in a month or so with an update how many pumpkins you ended up with
A real set and forget crop by the looks of it. Curried pumpkin soup is one of my favs in winter. Yummo!
How high did you have to set your mower blades so that you wouldn't chop the pumpkins?
Mark, I am assuming that you grow way too much food to use in the short term. I was wondering if you could make a video showcasing how you keep your harvested food, and what you and your family enjoy making with all that you harvest. Thank you, sir. I have been following your work for over 5 years now.
What a blessing that mess of vines was. I think a bit of chaos is fun in the garden.