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    Design

    Cherry’s Succulent-Topped Pumpkins

    Today we’re visiting with Cherry Ong in Richmond, British Columbia. Fall is the time to close the garden, and it seems like making topped pumpkins has become a tradition for…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Let’s Celebrate Pumpkins this Year

    The National Garden Bureau decided to name pumpkins as its edible plant for 2019. There's plenty to celebrate about these beautiful, delicious and nutritious fruits. Plan now to harvest tiny…

  • How-To

    6 Ways to Reuse Halloween Pumpkins

    The pumpkins that caused so much excitement at Halloween are typically tossed away after the fun is over. But that old gourd can still be put to use. Here are…

  • How-To

    How to Stuff a Pumpkin

    The Pilgrims had a love-hate relationship with the pumpkin. Without it they wouldn't have made it through the winter, but that doesn't mean they had to like the taste of…

  • Article

    6 Ways to Reuse Halloween Pumpkins

    Instead of throwing that Halloween pumpkin away, put it to good use. There are plenty of ways for recycling that winter squash instead of letting it go to waste.

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Beyond Basic Butternut: Other Squash Varieties to Try

    Several years ago, a colleague here at Fine Gardening mentioned in passing that she was growing an array of winter squash. I remember thinking, “Why bother?” It’s not that I…

  • How-To

    How to Grow Great Pumpkins

    Growing pumpkins can be addictive. My own experience began with growing a few hills of jack-o’-lantern pumpkins in my garden. I now grow over 120 varieties of pumpkins, gourds, and…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    8 Outstanding New Veggies 2016

    Wouldn’t it be great to have gardening friends who would grow all of those tempting new vegetable varieties you read about in catalogs, and tell you which were most worthy…

  • Design

    How to Build a Pumpkin Tower

    Want to make a big splash this fall? Make a pumpkin tower!

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Squash Basics: Troubleshooting Common Problems

    Green zucchini, yellow crooknecks, and pattypans—all summer squash are tasty, early bearing, and easy to grow, especially if you use good organic methods. But even with the best of crops,…