fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoStop Wasting Pumpkins!mander.xyzimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down126
arrow-up1512arrow-down1imageStop Wasting Pumpkins!mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·3 months agoPumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn’t really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It’s a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoAnd people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoTechnically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
Pumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn’t really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It’s a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.
And people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
Technically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️