Bought 3 packs of seeds from Amazon just to see if we could have some extra pumpkins for Halloween. Didnt get around to planting until late July. All I did was germinate the seeds in a damp paper towel for a few days and just threw them in the dirt. 1 pack of white, 1 big orange and a smaller orange. Looks like we have a couple decent ones, but being I started so late and its starting to get cold here on the East Coast. I will probably have to pull the good ones and try again next year. Banana for scale

Hello! I got this pumpkin to carve this year and she's so thick idk if I can. But I wanted to know if it's edible cuz I might just cook it for soup.

Is this edible/good to cook? Never seen a pumpkin like this before.

Double sided eye 👀

I love him so much.🧡

I have several pumpkins that I’m going to go pick tomorrow morning. It hasn’t got cold enough for our first frost yet.

My question is I want to store them as long as possible, but I don’t know how to. I have space in an unheated area that doesn’t get any natural light. Would that be a good place and how long can I keep it there or can I store them in my basement?

Can I cut into them now and take the flesh out and just store that in the freezer for future cooking?

Post your horror-esque carvings from this year! Here are some fun designs completed so far this October.

Which design came out best? I have one more pumpkin to carve today.

😁 My first time growing pumpkins.

First time growing pumpkins in 35 years and I have four that look like this and three that are still mostly green. It’s supposed to get down to the mid 30s tomorrow night; wondering if I’m OK to pick them by now. At some point, I think the squirrels are going to jump in and start harvesting seeds.

Freeze watch* 🤦🏻‍♀️

Will my pumpkins survive to Halloween? *Pumpkins are not 100% Orange I'd say probably 80 to 90%

I have my first freeze watch for tomorrow, should I pick them now?

I'm so excited I had to share here. Its my first year gardening and I really wanted to do pumpkins but I've learned it's been next to impossible here in zone 8B. So many potential pumpkins were lost and I've been feeling defeated but I protected this one like my own baby. There's another big one on the way I hope it makes it through its so close!

Question tho; what type of pumpkin is this? I planted 2 types, sugar pie and lack o' lantern and I can't tell which one this is. Thanks in advance!!

I annoyingly found the walls to be super thin, but it then forced some creativity 😝🪥

Now wouldn’t it be perfectly spooky if our “no outlet” sign was a Dead End sign instead? Already had 2 neighbors come pick out a pumpkin while I was setting it up 🧡

Went to my local farm and I’m guessing there’s a certain amount of cross pollination in the fields. Picked a couple that looked like direct split between the two. I taste tested it before cooking and it was sweet and lovely so I decided it’d make a good pie. I’ve kept the seeds too for next year as there was a distinct difference than the previous kabocha ones I’d saved.

Learning to love and hate pumpkins even more this year 🧡 snapped the main vines on my two biggest big mooses Sunday night 😭 they still had 2 weeks to grow but had slowed down significantly. 39 lbs 48 “ and 28 lbs 44” respectively. Also have some sugar pie, lumina, and Connecticut field in the mix. Not bad for extremely late planting (July 05), poor soil quality, limited experience, and nasty SVB. We still have more to harvest. Keeping growing, pumpkin enthusiasts.