What Should I Do With My Pumpkin?

14 delicious uses for Halloween pumpkins

1. Roasted pumpkin seeds.
2. Make pumpkin puree.
3. Pickled pumpkin rinds.
4. Bake a pumpkin pie.
5. Make your own pumpkin spice latte.
6. Make pumpkin chili.
7. Dehydrate your own pumpkin pie leather.
8. Bake some pumpkin bread or muffins.

What should I do with my old pumpkin?

Here are several all-natural ways to recycle them with local wildlife in mind.

• Compost Your Pumpkins. If you’ve carved a jack-o-lantern, it may already be decomposing.
• Make a Snack-o-Lantern.
• Share Pumpkin Seeds With Wildlife.
• Cut into Pieces for Animals.
• Plant Pumpkin Seeds.

What do you do with pumpkins when Halloween is over?

Several of these suggestions (and the photo above) are courtesy of the National Wildlife Federation.

1. Compost your pumpkin.
2. Make a pumpkin planter.
3. Make a pumpkin feeder.
4. Leave pumpkin seeds for wildlife.
5. Plant pumpkin seeds.
6. Cut into pieces for wildlife.
7. Roast pumpkin seeds.
8. Make pumpkin serving bowls.

What can I do with pumpkins?

Eat Them!

1. Make pumpkin pie. The “meat” inside a pumpkin, once the seeds and stringy interior have been scooped out, can be made into fresh pumpkin puree and used in a pie.
2. Make pumpkin soup.
3. Make a pumpkin spice latte with actual pumpkin.
4. Roast pumpkin seeds.
5. Make vegetable stock.
6. Make pumpkin bread.

What do you do with pumpkins after Thanksgiving?

Remember, if you choose to eat your Halloween pumpkin, give it a good wash before you start cooking.

1. Eat the seeds.
2. Make pumpkin puree.
3. Warm up with pumpkin soup.
4. Make some all-purpose veggie stock.
5. Decorate for Thanksgiving.
6. Create a pumpkin spa treatment.
7. Make pumpkin skin chips.
8. Make a real pumpkin spice latte.

Is it OK to throw pumpkins in the woods?

One thing you can do with your old jack-o-lantern is actually nothing at all: just leave it someplace in your yard. Local wildlife, like birds and squirrels, will have a nice time chowing down on your old, carved pumpkin.

Should you leave pumpkins out for wildlife?

In regards to taking pumpkins to the forest or other spaces in nature for wild animals to eat, the spokesperson said: “Please do not take leftover pumpkins to nature reserves or other wild places. “Wildlife that may benefit from pumpkin leftovers are garden birds, who may enjoy the seeds.

Where should I put my pumpkins after Halloween?

See if you can donate leftover pumpkins to zoos, animal shelters, farms, or community gardens. They’ll be grateful for the compost material or animal snacks. Look local; some towns do a pumpkin collection drive after Halloween, and some farms put out calls for local pumpkin donations.

Do zoos take pumpkins?

Donate Pumpkins To A Local Zoo
Many zoos accept pumpkin donations after Halloween because they are a nutritious snack that most animals love.

Will squirrels eat pumpkins?

Pumpkins are not a squirrel’s favorite food. They eat them because instinct tells them they need to fatten up for the winter. If you give them tastier fare—say, peanuts, sunflower seeds, stale bread, crackers—they’ll have their fill without spilling pumpkin guts all over the yard.

How do you store pumpkins long term?

They should be stored in a cool place, such as your garage. Store pumpkins upside down (so the stalk is on the bottom). Don’t place them directly onto the floor – use a piece of cardboard as a mat for the pumpkin. Stored this way, pumpkins can last up to 3-4 months.

Are Halloween pumpkins edible?

It’s easy to forget that Halloween pumpkins are edible. Especially after you’ve carved and field-dressed them, having scraped out their innards and cut faces into them so they become jack-o’-lanterns. I’m not talking about their seeds, which are, of course, a savory and worthwhile snack when roasted and well seasoned.

What do you do with pumpkins for Christmas?

How To Upcycle Your Pumpkins Into Delightful Christmas Decor

1. Upcycled pumpkin supplies.
2. Cover pumpkin with paint.
3. Use different sized brushes to decorate.
4. Cut a carrot to make polka dots.
5. Use bottle caps to place under drying pumpkins.
6. Glitter paint gives a nice affect.
7. Use mod podge to adhere glitter.

What animals will eat pumpkins?

What animals can eat pumpkin?

• Cattle.
• Chickens.
• Ducks.
• Turkey.
• Geese.
• Horses.
• Goats.
• Sheep.

How do you give a pumpkin to wildlife?

There are lots of great ways to use pumpkins to benefit wildlife in the weeks ahead.

1. Share Pumpkin Seeds with Birds.
2. Turn Your Pumpkin into a Bird Feeder.
3. Share Pumpkins with Butterflies.
4. Cut Up Pumpkins for Wildlife.
5. Feed Carved Pumpkins to Chickens.

Is it illegal to smash your own pumpkins?

If you smash it, you are intentionally damaging it and depriving the owner of his or her ability to enjoy it. A criminal charge in such cases can range from a Class C misdemeanor (if the value of the pumpkin was less than $100) to a state jail felony (if it was an award-winning pumpkin valued at more than $2,500).

Will deer eat pumpkin?

According to Nature’s Mace, deer are known to eat pumpkins and especially enjoy the seeds and guts.

Do deer eat carved pumpkins?

Yes, it is very possible that festive gourd you spent time cutting open, cleaning out and carving becomes a meal for deer or squirrels.

Do racoons like pumpkins?

Small pumpkins can be placed around the yard for raccoons and other animals that eat fruits and vegetables. If you want to be creative, fashion a face on an old pumpkin with an assortment of fruits and vegetables such as carrots and apples.

Will mice eat pumpkins?

Mice, such as the white-footed mouse and the deer mouse, will not only nibble on your pumpkins but they will decimate them at all stages of a pumpkin’s life cycle. They’ll even dig up and eat planted pumpkin seeds, though they prefer early stage pumpkin plants.

Are snakes attracted to pumpkins?

Carved pumpkins (jack-o’-lanterns) can attract common backyard regulars such as raccoons, opossums and squirrels, and even larger animals such as coyotes, deer and bears. Pumpkins also appeal to rodents, which may in turn attract small predators like snakes.