Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast · October 23, 2023 · 46 min

Everything you ever wanted to know about pumpkins, from folklore to fruit to jack o'lanterns

Did you know pumpkins are a fruit, not a vegetable? And that the jack o'lantern may have sprung from a story about a deal with the devil? In this episode, Don and John embark on the surprising tale of the pumpkin. Pumpkins occupy a unique space in human history and, in some cases, occupy a giant space in our gardens.