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Female hand holding a bowl with pumpkin cream soup. (Adobe Stock-#281375062 │ larionovao)
Health & Wellness, Home and Family, Recipes

Why pumpkin deserves a place on your plate

Pumpkins offer more than fall décor, providing nutrients that support eye health, heart health and immune function. Read More

Seeds float to the top after being separated from pumpkin pulp. (UADA image)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors, Recipes

What to do with pumpkin innards when making a jack-o’-lantern

Farmer planting young seedlings of lettuce salad in the vegetable garden (Photo: iStock - AlexRaths)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Tips for planting warm season vegetables

Squash bees pollinating. (Photo courtesy of Tamra Reall.)

Thank a pollinator for your Thanksgiving dinner

  • November 25, 2025
  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Happy Halloween. Turnip in the old days with moon background. (iStock │ #1426063285 - Eakachai Yabua)

How an Irishman, a turnip and the devil shaped Halloween

  • October 20, 2025
  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
Pumpkin patch in Bryan, Texas, on Sept. 30, 2021, in San Antonio. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

It’s science: Why a pumpkin is actually a fruit

  • October 15, 2025
  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
The Texas pumpkin crop has a higher quality than last year, thanks to more favorable conditions. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Consistent summer rains spur this year’s Texas pumpkin harvest

  • October 1, 2025
  • By Cole Baerlocher │ Texas A&M AgriLife
Old rusty traditional tools, instruments, implements and farm or household equipment on wooden shed wall background. (Photo: iStock - AVolke)

After the season: A few chores remain for gardeners

  • November 4, 2024
  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension
Pumpkin soup served in pumpkin (Photo: iStock - GMVozd)

Pumpkins pack a powerful punch as a nutritious superfood

  • October 30, 2024
  • By Jenna Dyckman │ Utah State University Extension
(Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Pumpkin: An ancient vegetable still in vogue today

  • October 14, 2024
  • By University of Missouri Extension

Save your pumpkin seeds and make a delicious snack

  • October 9, 2024
  • By Culinary.net
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