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The eerily grinning gourd lights up your doorway for three or four days; then, its orange innards singe at the corners, its skin wrinkles, and its face shrinks. A chorus erupts as one from front gardens nationwide; “what am I going to do with THAT?”., says, “Repurposing pumpkins holds numerous benefits for both your garden and the environment.
So, we thought we’d share five ways to use carved pumpkins after they’ve served their original purpose. Enjoy!It seems obvious, but experts at Gardening Express say that pumpkins “are rich in organic matter and will break down over time, adding valuable nutrients to your compost.” Chop them up before adding them to your compost heap for faster decomposition.Yes, really ― Bonnet says that used carved pumpkins can make a surprisingly great bird food dispenser.
Aside from encouraging all-important biodiversity in your garden, “These insects can protect your precious plants from hungry pests” as a biological control, experts say.If you aren’t roasting every pumpkin seed you’ve removed for soup toppings, consider saving them ’til sowing season next year. “Store the seeds somewhere cold and dry and save them for spring,” experts recommend.If you want to reuse your pumpkin for any of these , consider its condition, Bonnett says.
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