Plant rescue

I know a couple of people that care for native animals with a local wildlife shelter and they are almost addicted to taking on new animals to care for. I think I have a similar addiction but this time for stray veggie plants! I can't walk past a self set tomato without wanting to give it a new home.

This morning I have been busy moving a group of pumpkin plants that have sprung up in front of the chicken coop to a new home in a unused corner of the garden. If they all grow we are going to have more pumpkins than we can possibly eat but I just can't help myself - I can see the potential that they have and want to give them a chance to thrive. We can always share the excess with friends and neighbours or preserve them for future use - pumpkin chutney anyone?

Stray pumpkin waiting for a new home after being trampled by the chickens

The new pumpkin patch after removal of environmental weeds

Chooks were very curious about what the crazy lady was doing with those tasty looking pumpkin plants

Another patch of rehomed and planted pumpkins

I also found this lonely looking tomato plant nestled at the bottom of a wall, just crying out to be moved up into the veggie patch with some other tomato plants for company - so I was happy to do so!