Plodding through the pumpkin patch

Since about 2001, the Giblette’s have been welcoming young guests to pace through their pumpkin patch in Malta while perusing for what the children hope will soon be converted into the perfect jack-o’-lantern.

This year the Giblette’s have hosted all of the Malta Elementary classes, groups from Malta’s Head Start, a few smaller groups from local daycares and last Wednesday welcomed Dodson Elementary School.

Suzanne Giblette said that each year she and Thad plant a pound and a half of pumpkin seeds and the yield varies greatly from season to season. On a smaller year, the patch w...