little pumpkin project

I had seen on pinterest that you could allegedly cut the top off a pie pumpkin, add dirt, and the seeds would grow.  I invested $1.50 in the pumpkin, and after three days in the kitchen, the rim of the pumpkin got moldy.  I was going to chuck it over the fence for the deer to enjoy.  But Nathan is smart you see...he put it in the garden.  Day 10:

That was a couple weeks ago.  The pumpkin itself has now disintegrated, but we have half a dozen healthy pumpkin sprouts growing in its place.  Seth checks on it religiously.  It's been a nice little experiment!