Tag: Sugar Pie is an heirloom pumpkin. It has been the source of great pumpkin pies at least since the 1800s.

Early this morning, I saw my first glorious pumpkin bloom, but by mid-day, the bloom had closed. That’s how pumpkin blossoms behave. Because there is no bulbous protrusion at the base of the blossom, indicating that the blossom is female,