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, ...

They might be most closely associated with Halloween, but pumpkins are an underrated all-around culinary powerhouse. They perfectly capture the flavors of fall, being most in season from September to ...

Never mind the artificially-flavored fall temptations of pumpkin-spiced coffees and desserts. After a long summer’s anticipation, the pumpkin patch’s broad leaves, vining stems, and yellow blossoms ...

Since 1623, Thanksgiving has been celebrated every year — but not necessarily on the same date. President Abraham Lincoln made it a national holiday by declaring the fourth Thursday of November a day ...

It may seem a bit late to be planting Halloween jack-o’ lanterns, but there’s still time to plant if you get growing quickly. The key will be to choose a cultivar with a relatively low number of days ...

You might not be thinking of pumpkins right now, but if you would like to try growing your own, it's time to get started. To grow pumpkins, you will need a large, sunny area for the vines to grow in ...

The pumpkin plant develops flowers about nine or 10 weeks after planting. Some flowers are male, others are female, and both are necessary for natural pollination. Once the fruit develops, allow it to ...