With Halloween already a distant memory and Thanksgiving now passed, it was time to deconstruct the succulent-topped pumpkin I
created in late October. The pumpkin was still in good shape, although some of the succulents had lost their luster.
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| Pumpkin immediately before deconstruction this past weekend |
Although the succulents remained firmly in place for 5 weeks, the cuttings were easily removed.
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| The succulents were removed, exposing the pumpkin's moss toupee |
I threw away the berries I'd used but most of the succulent cuttings were in fine shape for replanting. They found a new home in the
new succulent border I created in November when a dying hedge was removed.
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| Many of the succulent cuttings had already developed roots. Clockwise from the left: Aeonium haworthii 'Kiwi' cuttings were added to those planted earlier; Graptosedum 'Darley Sunshine' cuttings were added above the rock; noID Rhipsalis were inserted above another rock; and miscellaneous noID succulents were used to edge the area below an Agave attenuata cutting planted earlier. |
I passed the pumpkin off to the squirrels. Have they touched it? No. Yet they consumed all the pumpkins I used as decorations out by the front door in short order.
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| My gift to the squirrels remains untouched. Maybe the moss toupee is putting them off? |
Maybe they're just tired of pumpkin - they've eaten a lot of it already.
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| In addition to the mid-sized pumpkin shown here, they - or possibly their raccoon friends - carried off 3 mini pumpkins, including one that had been placed in a hanging basket |
I hope the pumpkin gets eaten before it starts to mold in place. My garden isn't short of fungus this season.
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| This fungus is growing on the inside of a half wine barrel used as a planter. Trametes versicolor is my best guess. |
I'll close this post with another succulent, offered as my Wednesday Vignette.
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| This noID Gasteria produced a pup, which is held suspended above the parent plant, making me think of Simba's introduction to the pride in "The Lion King" |
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