The titillating title is for real, and the subject always makes someone blush. There are indeed two types of squash flowers: male and female.
Squash genitalia and striped cucumber beetles
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Pumpkin recycling stations map 2017
Pumpkin Recycling Stations – have the pumpkins brought to you!
For several years I’ve had a Pumpkin Recycling Station after Halloween so people who don’t want their pumpkins to cause more harm can drop them off and I will compost them. (I take gourds and potted mums as well.)
This year, a few more people are joining in and we’ve set up a map to help you find the closest pumpkin recycling station.
Some locations are only open an hour or less (eg, schools), so please read specifics for your preferred location.
In order to see the map, you need to agree that:
I WILL ONLY BRING PUMPKINS AND GOURDS WITH NO CANDLE, NO PAINT, NO BLING.
(you can cut paint/bling off and bring us the rest)
IF THERE IS NO SIGN OR BUCKET,
I WILL NOT LEAVE MY PUMPKIN.
Stations were open for two weeks – until 11/13. Most stations are now closed – please note the one you saw earlier may no longer be available.
Compost volunteers in the garden
Three of the several volunteer pumpkins we’ll get this year.
Composting rarely kills off all tomato and squash seeds. This is one reason that municipal yard waste programs don’t want you to place your pumpkins in yard waste.
If you don’t want the “volunteer” tomato and squash plants that pop up, they’re easy enough to pull. Sometimes, however, they work to your advantage.
Putting fall “garbage” to use
All garbage, mostly great for the garden. Image via Shari Weinsheimer, with no copyright, using this CC: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Autumn’s garbage provides a wealth of opportunities for next year’s garden. Not just leaves, but pumpkins and potted plants, too. (But leave the straw bale.)
Recycling “Pumpkin Recycling”
I’ve addressed pumpkin recycling in the past, but it is worth revisiting and updating with a new flyer you can use, below.
The idea is this: In most municipalities, you’re not supposed to put pumpkins in the yard waste, so it goes in the garbage which we (taxpayers) pay to dispose of by weight. Continue reading