Build a Better Pumpkin from Seed

You know you wish you had a really cool pumpkin, rather than the $3.99 half greenie you bought at Brown-Mart.

Try growing your own from seed next year. You have a choice of size and color that will dazzle all the Trick or Treaters not to mention your neighbors. Ha ha, let them eat pumpkin seed!

You will need some space for these sprawling plants and a nice sunny location. Consider smaller varieties or some plant supports to help you grow them vertically if you don't have space for the 600 pounders.

These seed companies offer an intriguing array of punkins for next season:

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Johnny's Selected Seeds

Stokes Seeds

The Cook's Garden

Park Seed

Thompson & Morgan

John Scheeper's Kitchen Garden Seeds

Pinetree Garden Seeds

Harris Seeds