My "oopsie" pumpkin from last season

Location
Southern Colorado
Hardiness zone
6a
I planted a few pumpkin seedlings and was astonished at how easy they were to grow and how much they spread. At one point I was worried about a pumpkin hanging over the fence, so I placed a terracotta pot under it for support. It got hidden behind foliage, and well... this happened.

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A few weeks later...

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It ended up being perfectly fine, albeit deformed. Unfortunately, before I could harvest it, the squirrels did. Lesson(s) learned.
 
Holy smokes, batman! I never would've dreamed of something like that happening, although I'm not sure why after seeing gourds grow around fences and things.
 
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