I’m pretty sure this isn’t what the Pilgrims had in mind as a Thanksgiving harvest:
The “problem” with composting is sometimes “volunteers” spring up from the remains that we’ve pit composted in the yard (dig a hole, toss in melon rinds, apple cores, etc). It makes for some pretty interesting mystery melons or squashes like this one. I guess we’ll find out if it’s edible in a few more weeks. You can avoid that problem by not composting seeds and/or having a true compost pile where everything is broken down completely before it is added to the garden, but this way is more exciting (and easier).
This is a small cantelope-type melon that looks just like the ones we buy in the grocery store here. That one definitely grew from the seeds and rinds that I tossed in that bed.
