Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere!
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10/19/2016
Taking a trip to the pumpkin patch is always a fun family activity! While technically any pumpkin or gourd can be carved, you want to choose a pumpkin that is easy to handle. Can you guess what the most common carving pumpkin is called? It is the Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin! These pumpkins were bred for carving, so they have little flesh (“pumpkin guts”) on the inside and thin walls that make it easy to carve and allow candles to shine through. Lumina pumpkins are also a fun choice for carving due to their eerie white skin.
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