Growing your own pumpkins brings the joy of fall to your backyard and rewards you with food and decorations. Pumpkins thrive when planted in sunny, well-drained soil with plenty of space, nutrients, ...

Person's hands covered in messy seeds from pumpkin - Ahphotoswpg/Getty Images We tend to value things that have passed the test of time and served their function well for centuries. A versatile ...

Pumpkins are a versatile crop that not only provide nutritious food for people and wildlife but are also popular for seasonal ...

Pumpkin season might be months away, but if you want to grow your own pumpkins, the time to start is now! Head to your local nursery and pick up some pumpkin seeds. If you’re unsure which variety to ...

Wondering how to grow pumpkins from seeds? These colourful winter squashes are everywhere this time of year, piled high in farm shops, adorning porches, and gracing autumnal menus. And if you have a ...

Each month in Garden Talk, you’ll meet a different master gardener or expert plant person from western Massachusetts, learn about their gardening lives, and get advice on everything from pumpkins to ...

Bright orange, plump and jolly, who doesn’t love pumpkins? Perhaps nothing says fall better than a few pumpkins displayed by the front door or the aroma of a pumpkin pie, and certainly nothing says ...

The fall and pumpkins are synonymous, but that wasn’t always the case. The jack-o’-lantern tradition began in Ireland and Scotland with turnips. At the time, pumpkins weren’t present in the area, and ...

Giant pumpkin growing isn’t just a zany hobby. Giant pumpkin growing isn’t just a zany hobby — top finishers can earn more than $4,000 at weigh-off events in Colorado and even more out of state. Seeds ...

John Gichuki on his pumpkin farm in Nyeri. For healthy crop, add manure to the soil every two weeks. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] How can I start planting pumpkin? This is a question many farmers ask me.

The garden center was abuzz with hay rides, food trucks and kids games on a sunny Saturday. But the stars of the show at a Mount Vernon nursery in late September were 14 mind-bogglingly large pumpkins ...