My giant pumpkin is growing too large for my home
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Hope #1 and Hope #2. Photo: Linh Ta/Axios
Linh here. I'm growing a giant pumpkin named Hope to enter at the Iowa State Fair, and this weekend, I'm finally planting Hope (and Hope #2, just in case.)
Why it matters: They are not happy with me.
How it started: Everything seemed fine at the beginning of this week! I pumped them full of Miracle Gro! (Listen, I highly doubt any giant pumpkin is very organic.)
Yes, but: The gentle, tender love I've given them inside my home's walls is not enough. My grow lights are too small. And even the smooth, plastic comforts of a gallon bucket can't hold in a gourd that is meant to be free.
Zoom in: While I was trying to help hold up one of Hope's leaves with takeout chopsticks, my heart sank when I heard what sounded like a chomp into celery.
- I accidentally broke a stem holding up a leaf.
The bottom line: Happy graduation, Hope. I hope you find happiness out there.
Countdown: 98 days until judgment day.
