tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529885926010397556.post3822648125144107259..comments2008-10-15T10:56:22.522-07:00Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523738325601963763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529885926010397556.post-14829384863668302782008-10-15T10:43:00.000-07:002008-10-15T10:43:00.000-07:00I'll add a 7th idea... When I was a kid I loved the book Mousekin's Golden House by Edna Miller. It was about a mouse that made its winter home in a discarded jack-o-lantern. We would always put our jack-o-lanterns outside after Halloween was over and hope that a little critter would make a cozy home inside for the winter. As Leah said above, where the pumpkin rots, you could find a new plant the next summer!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04580638160252952587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529885926010397556.post-33686414576427726192008-10-15T09:28:00.000-07:002008-10-15T09:28:00.000-07:00I'll add a sixth tip: take the guts out of your pumpkin and use it to grow your own pumpkin patch that you can pick from next year. We did that and ended up with <A HREF="http://suddenlyfrugal.blogspot.com/2008/10/accidental-pumpkin-gardener.html" REL="nofollow">an accidental pumpkin garden!</A><BR/><BR/>I wonder if deer would eat pumpkins, too?Leah Ingramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05221552406610413975noreply@blogger.com