What do you do with pumpkins?
Top 14 Things To Do With Pumpkins
- Carve it. We all love carving pumpkins and playing with the gooey inside.
- Paint it. If you’re not so into the mess, painting your pumpkin is a good option.
- Wax it. Now you might be confused.
- Smashed pumpkin painting.
- Oozing pumpkin.
- Cook with them.
- Pumpkin seeds.
- Pumpkin French toast.
What can you do with leftover whole pumpkin?
8 Things To Do With Leftover Pumpkins

- Boost your garden’s soil.
- Build a bird buffet or bath.
- Turn it into a planter.
- Make your own pumpkin beer.
- Save $5 and make your own pumpkin spice latte.
- Cook up a storm.
- Make a moisturizing mask for your face.
- Reuse them in your home.
What can I do with my pumpkin after Halloween?
8 Ways to Reuse/Recycle Pumpkins After Halloween
- Compost your pumpkin. Pumpkins are 90 percent water, meaning they break down quickly.
- Make a pumpkin planter.
- Make a pumpkin feeder.
- Leave pumpkin seeds for wildlife.
- Plant pumpkin seeds.
- Cut into pieces for wildlife.
- Roast pumpkin seeds.
- Make pumpkin serving bowls.
What do farmers do with leftover pumpkins?
“Larger pumpkin growers,” said Mynatt, “usually return any unsold pumpkins back to the field and plow them in to add extra nutrients to the soil. People on farms that have livestock often feed them to cattle, sheep, goats, chickens and poultry.
How do you do the pumpkin head trend?
Carve a massive hole in the bottom of the pumpkin – large enough to fit your head through. Empty out the pumpkin seeds and everything else inside. Then, carve a face into the front of the pumpkin – what you carve is entirely up to you. Now place the pumpkin on your head and take lots of photos.

What do I do with my pumpkin after Halloween?
8 Ways to Reuse/Recycle Pumpkins After Halloween
- Compost your pumpkin. Pumpkins are 90 percent water, meaning they break down quickly.
- Make a pumpkin planter.
- Make a pumpkin feeder.
- Leave pumpkin seeds for wildlife.
- Plant pumpkin seeds.
- Cut into pieces for wildlife.
- Roast pumpkin seeds.
- Make pumpkin serving bowls.
What happens to unsold pumpkins after Halloween?
In those cases, the excess pumpkins are typically donated to local zoos, given to a farm’s animals such as hungry pigs and eager cattle, or “disced” by farmers and used as natural fertilizer for the land.
Do they still sell pumpkins after Halloween?
Though many pumpkin patches are done by Oct. 31, some farms still sell theirs long after the Halloween season has ended. Peltzer said people have often asked for his leftovers so they could use them for Thanksgiving decorations.