Before carving your Halloween pumpkin this year, Virginia Cooperative Extension horticulture expert Ashley Edwards says it’s important to wait until pumpkins are fully mature before harvesting and to ...

Whether you plan to enter your local fair's contest or want a fun and rewarding garden project, you can grow a giant pumpkin in your own backyard. Giant pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima) are distinct from ...

If you grew pumpkins or squash this year, congratulations on a job well done that you guided them through the growing season. Highlighted below are tips on proper harvesting and storing techniques to ...

Cinderella rode to the ball in a coach that her fairy godmother crafted from a pumpkin in the garden. A fairy tale, yes, but growers of giant pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima) are able to routinely grow ...

You know fall has officially arrived when you walk around your neighborhood and see pumpkins lining the front steps of every home. While they are the ultimate symbol of the season, pumpkins can ...

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 ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Halloween is less than a week away, when kids trick or treat for sweets under the watchful gaze of freshly carved Jack O' Lanterns. But how can you keep your pumpkins looking fresh ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pumpkins aren't exactly low-maintenance. If you grow pumpkins at home, you'll know they stretch their ...

For many Americans, pumpkins mean that fall is here. In anticipation, coffee shops, restaurants and grocery stores start their pumpkin flavor promotions in late August, a month before autumn ...