A simple squash flower is my spotlight for the week. I have some herbs growing in a raised bed, and a few weeks ago I added some compost to the soil to give them a little boost. I didn’t realize there were some squash seeds in there.
Over the past two weeks, two small squash plants have sprouted, and this was one of the blooms that recently appeared. I’m not sure what type of squash this is, but I’m looking forward to seeing what develops.
Have you ever had something like this happen in your garden?
RB
What a wonderful surprise!!!
Very much so, Luisa! Nature loves surprises! 🙂
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I love those volunteer surprises! I’ve had it happen with squash, cucumbers, and tomatoes too! 💞
You definitely have a green thumb, Dawn!
My houseplants disagree….lol
I do not have a garden, but there is feral land on city property adjacent to my yard. Last year, chives blossoms appeared. I love chives, so they were a pleasant surprise.
That’s wonderful, Swabby. I’m a fan of chives, as well, and have them growing in two large pots in my garden. Beautiful flowers, as well.
It always happens with Nature,
even in my collection of potted plants which I mistakenly call a garden. There’s a sudden serendipitous find, a sapling, a growth, hidden seeds, s sprout which brings immense pleasure of nurturing. God’s gift!
I love the unexpected plant and flower in my garden, as well. A weed is just a plant growing in the wrong spot! 🙂
All the time! It’s one of the great surprises of using your own compost. This year, some kind of melon came up. I nurtured it but no fruit set. The birds like it though! Tomatoes came up too and, unlike when I buy baby tomato plants from Home Depot, no horn worms grew and ate them all. I’ve been eating tiny tomatoes all summer.
That’s great to know, Michelle! I actually tend to have an issue with tomato seedlings popping up everywhere I’ve used compost from my bin. At some point I’ll probably give up plucking them and see how many plants I can get! 🙂
Looks like a form of volunteer to me
Hopefully it’s a kind of squash you like.
I hope so, too, Pat! I’m not sure if it’ll survive the current heat we’re experiencing, but if so, I’ll be sure to share. 🙂
Nature’s processes often unfold rapidly: In no time, the seeds in your compost area sprouted.
Nature never fails to surprise me, my friend. 🙂
Squash is genetically very un stable. I found that our about 8 years ago.
I had a half dozen different squash plants. I thought it would be prudent to save some seeds of each variety.
The next summer I had a garden of crosspollinated squash plants. I could recognize the combinations of the original varieties.
I was thrilled till someone told me that with cross pollinate squash there is a risk of toxicity in the resulting squash.
Enjoy the wonderful plant Richard, but I’m not sure about eating it.
That’s good to know. Thank you!
I read a story years ago of a young lad in England who put some soil in a jar and capped it. Kind of like having a terrarium. To his surprise a seed in the soil germinated. It ws a plant that had not been seen in England in over 100 years.
That story inspired me to collect soil and put it in a jar. I did that a couple time in my pre-teen years. Nothing ever germinated. But the story inspired me enough to initiate some action.
Oh, wow, that’s fantastic, Jasper! I’m amazed at how some seeds can stay dormant for ages – decades, even – and still germinate in the right conditions.
Thank you for sharing this!
What a lovely surprise and sadly, no, this has never happened to me.
It was indeed, Sheree. I hope your little garden is flourishing.
I hope it is too but I’ll soon find out
Last year two melon plants grew in my garden,I am not sure how the seed was sown.
Squash plant is beautiful.
Thank you, Nusrat. It’s amazing how nature always finds a way to spread and grow.
I think I have finally veggies growing out of my “garden”, but it is more mold than mushroom 🤭
Honestly, whoever thought a wooden balcony in a country where it rains 75% of the time, was a good idea… 🤔
But your squash plant is beautiful.
My golden veggie trio is always squash, egg plant and paprika. Anything goes with that!
And it is a very pretty colour too. Green and yellow are always good friends 😄
Oh, that sounds like a great combination, Andrea. My eggplant has done well this year, but I think it’s finally giving up after all the excessive heat. I’m hoping the squash will survive. I think the seeds came from a winter squash, so it’s blooming a bit too early!
Best of luck with your soggy garden, my friend! 🙂