Parsing down the immense group we generically refer to as pumpkins offers a ton of variety. And they break down into several ...

Plant your own pumpkin patch for a bountiful fall harvest. christening/Getty Images Don't throw away your the seeds from your decorative pumpkins or jack-o'-lanterns this year! Pumpkins are ...

The term jack-o ’ -lantern was first applied to people, not pumpkins. As far back as 1663, the term meant a man with a ...

In the weird world of chlorophyll-free “fairy lantern” plants, there’s a new species to admire. By plant standards, Thismia are truly odd. Lacking chlorophyll, they eschew photosynthesis ...

If you ask anyone from the Hudson Valley to Manhattan, the annual Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in Croton-on-Hudson is one of the largest must-hit cultural events of the season. Locals, celebrities, and ...

If you’ve never heard of the delicate plants known as fairy lanterns, you’re not alone: They’re so rare that many species of them are considered extinct. But news that Japanese researchers ...

I’ve worked for a pumpkin farm (Wickham Farms) for 10 years, and in that time I’ve cooked a lot of pumpkin seeds. The bad news: no matter how you cook them, Jack-o-Lantern seeds will be chewy ...

The plant is helping botanists better understand a fairy lantern that once grew in the US.

Instead of throwing last night’s Halloween jack-o’-lantern into the trash, some industrious people are turning old, burned-out carved pumpkins into compost.

You may be getting your home ready with spooky season decorations, but don't forget about your garden. The experts at Pike Nurseries shows how pumpkins can be used as festive decorations for your ...