If you think pumpkins are only good for pie and coffee you need to rethink this versatile winter squash. Since you're going to be buying one anyway, why not get the best value for your money.
Between your foolproof stencil of Justin Bieber's face and an endless supply of premium 99 cent carving tools, you probably envisioned yourself minutes away from that dreamy pop star pumpkin glowing all over your neighbors' jealous faces. What could go wrong?
When we carve pumpkins, we generally use a knife, but they must do things a little differently in the South. For example, Tennessee resident and YouTuber Hickok45 carves his pumpkin with a Colt 1911 handgun. Why, you may ask? Because using anything else would just be plain silly.
Shreveport has Pumpkin Shine on Line which draws hundreds of people out to Betty Virginia Park with crazy pumpkin carvings, but in Maine, they have taken it a step up with pumpkin races across the lake.
Over the weekend, a massive 300-pound pumpkin displayed at Hammer's Farm Market in Peoria, Illinois, went missing and may have been taken by thieves. We're not sure what's more impressive -- actually growing a 300-pound pumpkin or working out the logistics to steal one.