tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post6081129657191086461..comments2024-03-29T14:49:22.410+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: GMO PumpkinSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9606462526597743032021-10-25T01:46:14.303+01:002021-10-25T01:46:14.303+01:00At this point I think your brother needs to do a d...At this point I think your brother needs to do a dissection - inquiring minds want to know what's INSIDE that pumpkin!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9014187390093530692021-10-24T16:02:32.252+01:002021-10-24T16:02:32.252+01:00Your daisies are beautiful. I wonder what the ins...Your daisies are beautiful. I wonder what the inside of that pumpkin looks like. Hmmm? Enjoy your day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2655079666969633312021-10-24T09:15:20.226+01:002021-10-24T09:15:20.226+01:00Well, that's true -- I suppose another kid mig...Well, that's true -- I suppose another kid might have hidden it and then spilled the beans. We will never know!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-72294389480989560772021-10-24T09:14:48.831+01:002021-10-24T09:14:48.831+01:00Except one that seems like someone's science p...Except one that seems like someone's science project.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43437082406485168832021-10-24T09:14:32.523+01:002021-10-24T09:14:32.523+01:00I guess this is why they made valuable food back i...I guess this is why they made valuable food back in the colonial era -- they took a long time to spoil!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42369425908336294282021-10-24T09:13:51.353+01:002021-10-24T09:13:51.353+01:00Is it white because it's unripe? That might ex...Is it white because it's unripe? That might explain its longevity, too.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17355616285487492902021-10-24T09:13:27.816+01:002021-10-24T09:13:27.816+01:00You gotta wonder!You gotta wonder!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43929250170798931052021-10-24T09:13:07.895+01:002021-10-24T09:13:07.895+01:00Definitely, on both counts! Maybe the boy just wan...Definitely, on both counts! Maybe the boy just wanted to see what would happen if he tucked the book into a different space. Like I said -- he was testing us! I was most impressed that he remembered where he'd put it. (And thank goodness, because otherwise we wouldn't have found it for ages.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19069615120182137292021-10-24T09:11:47.820+01:002021-10-24T09:11:47.820+01:00Maybe things have tried and failed?Maybe things have tried and failed?Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-68754417306156366362021-10-24T09:11:24.843+01:002021-10-24T09:11:24.843+01:00Really good MANUFACTURED genes!Really good MANUFACTURED genes!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22537695731167434552021-10-24T09:11:12.613+01:002021-10-24T09:11:12.613+01:00In all honesty, my guess is it was so unripe when ...In all honesty, my guess is it was so unripe when picked -- hence the color -- that it's basically hard as a rock. Maybe it has even dried out in the interim.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-79885845801567242492021-10-24T09:09:30.324+01:002021-10-24T09:09:30.324+01:00I didn't even think about squirrels -- it IS i...I didn't even think about squirrels -- it IS interesting that not only has this one not degraded, but apparently nothing has tried to eat it! (Or maybe nothing can.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14238375092729045462021-10-24T09:08:42.472+01:002021-10-24T09:08:42.472+01:00Oh, he definitely was messing with us. Probably gi...Oh, he definitely was messing with us. Probably giving him a wallop would be a step too far, though. LOLSteve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-45391733741685923652021-10-24T09:08:04.044+01:002021-10-24T09:08:04.044+01:00There's definitely something peculiar going on...There's definitely something peculiar going on!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58300475032120214892021-10-24T09:07:42.270+01:002021-10-24T09:07:42.270+01:00Ha! Or wax? (But then, in Florida, it would have m...Ha! Or wax? (But then, in Florida, it would have melted.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22661173595307317562021-10-24T09:07:24.147+01:002021-10-24T09:07:24.147+01:00I bought a few of those one year and put them out ...I bought a few of those one year and put them out in a bowl -- and likewise, they were pretty for a time but eventually I had to toss them!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-26956865246187864192021-10-24T05:58:26.679+01:002021-10-24T05:58:26.679+01:00That pumpkin might belong in the Guinness Book of ...That pumpkin might belong in the Guinness Book of World Records. I wonder why the boy hid the book. Or did another boy hide it and tell that boy where it was? It's a mystery.<br /><br />Love,<br />Janie Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15247761004553417342021-10-24T01:09:28.607+01:002021-10-24T01:09:28.607+01:00There is something very wholesome about a pumpkin ...There is something very wholesome about a pumpkin xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67094987467221591012021-10-23T19:25:28.063+01:002021-10-23T19:25:28.063+01:00what a weird little pumpkin. i have a small one on...what a weird little pumpkin. i have a small one on my kitchen windowsill that refuses to turn. i think, as mitchell suggests above, mine might be ceramic, too.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-68683613721467755122021-10-23T18:08:50.235+01:002021-10-23T18:08:50.235+01:00I can't imagine a pumpkin lasting that long......I can't imagine a pumpkin lasting that long.... especially in Florida! I've always found white pumpkins to be a little strange. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28760323544640646222021-10-23T17:22:18.925+01:002021-10-23T17:22:18.925+01:00That pumpkin is incredible. Mine barely last a cou...That pumpkin is incredible. Mine barely last a couple weeks in our damp climate. Is it actually plastic? ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-79470942981328789712021-10-23T15:22:49.018+01:002021-10-23T15:22:49.018+01:00I have no idea why that pumpkin would survive to s...I have no idea why that pumpkin would survive to such an astounding age nor do I have any idea why that boy would obviously put that book in the wrong place. <br />Kids and pumpkins can be mysteries. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60951375083231321002021-10-23T15:19:39.111+01:002021-10-23T15:19:39.111+01:00I avoid corn and soy products unless I know they a...I avoid corn and soy products unless I know they are organic because almost all corn and soy grown now is GMO. same with sugar beets. and so many others are creeping in the food supply. like Andrew said...it just ain't natural. the fact that some critter hasn't tried to sample that pumpkin in all this time makes it suspect.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3143699913012539732021-10-23T15:06:09.661+01:002021-10-23T15:06:09.661+01:00That is such an interesting long-living pumpkin, e...That is such an interesting long-living pumpkin, especially being outside in the Florida sun. It's got really good genes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2538936300985695772021-10-23T12:56:56.058+01:002021-10-23T12:56:56.058+01:00That pumpkin is unbelievable. I'm surprised s...That pumpkin is unbelievable. I'm surprised something hasn't eaten it (bug or animal).Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.com