My tomato plants have vitiligo, too

Or perhaps, because they’re edible, vittle-igo.

Okay, okay, that was beyond bad.

Anyway, the dry leaf whatsit has taken over a lot of the pumpkin leaves, so I did some ruthless hacking this afternoon. And obviously, some of the tomato leaves have been starved for sun. It’s actually quite pretty:

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And look! I have not one, but TWO pumpkins:

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I just finished rereading all the little house on the prairie books, and next year, I think I’m going to try one of those milk-fed pumpkins that Almonzo grows in Farmer Boy. Which, in case you’re wondering, is most decidedly NOT a good book to read while you’re juice fasting, with its long descriptions of wholesome, fattening farmhouse fare.