Mary this might blow your mind but before you go after dear old Dad let me
tell you my story.

Same exact thing happened to me this Spring. There in my new primrose and
foxglove bed appeared this wild thing growing I knew was some kind of squash
family member. I couldn't let it take over my new plants so I transplanted
it to a very fertile spot near a composting log pile. It loves it there by
the way.
Come to find out my neighbor had been giving the local birds pumpkin seeds.
We also have allot of squirrels that travel back and forth raiding our bird
feeders and digging holes everywhere they feel like. Best we could figure it
was planted by one of those pesky squirrels. So before you kill your Dad it
might be from a squirrel or even a bird that dropped it in flight?
BYW there was a long debate on this newsgroup about if mine would turn
orange or become some green stripped mutant a while back and so far there
are several of the green stripped variety. I have a bet going with my
brother so this is just an experiment. I would suggest you move it where it
will have lots of room to spread out! And throw some cow manure around it
and see what you get?
Good luck
Elaine in Ga
Zone 7

"Mary Beth" wrote in message
news:G6Dng.93445$IZ2.64237@dukeread07...

" Okay, I think my father has had his annual joke on me, and this time
it's a
doozy!


Another question about this new surprise I have growing, would anyone
recommend that I use anything to hold my new 'fruits' up off the ground,
to keep from rotting? Like old pantyhose? I know I used this for
watermelon in the past, on a fence line. And for many other squash related
fruits.

Thanks again,
MaryBeth still shakin her head

PS I'm wondering how soon I could over fertilize his lawn for him during
the night.....oh, wait, nevermind this is the Dad that 'fertilizes' every
single lawn to green mush as soon as it starts to look nice....hmmmm.

Any other good ideas for planting something obnoxious, but not too big in
his yard? Don't wanna do any damage, but just make it a minor 'pesky'
problem. rubby hands together

MB