Hometown Gardner

Halloween is upon us. Now that it is too late, I’ve had some people asking when to plant and how to grow pumpkins. A pumpkin is a member of the group of plants we call squashes. Gourds, melons, and squash all come from the same plant family; cucurbitae. Squash, and there are many types, are one of the “three sisters” (corn, beans, squash) grown in succession in Native American garden trad...