COOOOL Pics,Meg. Cant wait to see how big they get. Keep up the good work.

Karen

OHHHHHHHHH...AHHHHHHHHH, Nice Pics Meg BUT a Hard question to answer! Again It's going to depend on the variety, the pumpkins I grow start out yellow, then turn to orange or a salmon color. As they reach maturity they will turn color, now the question still remains, what variety? Did You take that roadtrip to where Your daughter received the pumpkin? Probably would be a neat family outing, be LOTS of pumpkins a growin' Then there is another factor Was this pumpkin a Hybrid Variety If so, it is hard to say what you May End Up with Could have been a cross between two varieties and your pumpkins could come out like ONE of the parents, or both, or be completely different! Take the road trip, Get some growing tips, ask Him if the pumpkin she brought home was a hybrid, or open pollinated, open pollinated= good, he will or I will be able to tell you more if You can find out a lil background, BUT, I can say, You are doing a great job of caring for it!

Oh and a side note*

Pumpkins are fully mature when they resist penetration with your thumbnail or when they will not scratch easily when you drag your fingernail across the outer surface.