pumpkin
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These Free Stencils Will Help You Carve the Neighbourhood’s Best Jack-o-Lantern
It is jack-o-lantern season, folks. And while pumpkin hunting may be basic, your carvings don’t need to be. There are cool, unexpected patterns to be had — for free — all over the internet. Here are some of our favourite resources.
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How (and When) to Harvest Pumpkins
Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year — perhaps even if your own garden. At this point, you’ve probably picked and pruned the other fruits, vegetables, and plants that you’ve grown this year, but what about everyone’s favourite orange winter squash? Here’s how to know when it’s time to harvest your pumpkins, and how to…
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Stop Throwing Your Rotting Pumpkins in the Bin (and Do This Instead)
The only thing sadder than a sunken, desiccated, mould-covered Jack-O-Lantern on your front step is one in your trash can. Even if you don’t have a compost pile in your backyard, there’s just no good reason to send your castoff Halloween decorations to the landfill — you can put them to good use in other…
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5 Tasty Ways You Should Be Using Your Pumpkin Seeds
Carving a pumpkin means being confronted with a mass of stringy pulp and seeds, which can get easily overwhelming, especially when there are kids involved. But before you throw the entire contents of your pumpkin into the trash, you should know that the seeds can easily be used for a number of recipes.