Last year we had a pumpkin plant growing under our front porch. We didn’t plant it, it just surprised us. We figured a pumpkin that rotted on the steps dropped it’s seed through the steps and the plant grew on its own.

This year we didn’t have a pumpkin under the porch. But at some point towards the end of the summer Sophia told us there was another pumpkin plant in the front yard. She even said it had a green pumpkin on it. Since we’re not great at moving the pumpkins off the porch right after Halloween it was a possibility again this year.

Until I finally took a look at it.

It’s not a green pumpkin.

It’s zucchini.

And not even near the front porch. It’s under the living room windows. I cannot figure out how zucchini seeds or a leftover piece of zucchini could have ended up here. At this point I’m letting it grow just to see what it does. We’ve had a few frosts and the plant is still thriving with flowers and 1 zucchini that at this point is almost as large as my thigh.

It’s the great mystery…. how did this plant begin in this spot? How did the seeds get there? Did it seed itself from a piece of zucchini? Were squirrels or chipmunks involved? Did mysterious midnight gardeners visit our yard?