fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 12 hours agoStop Wasting Pumpkins!mander.xyzimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1547arrow-down124
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minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·10 hours 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-up7·8 hours agoAnd people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoTechnically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn’t do companion planting so 🤷♀️
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agowhat if I burn it for heat afterwards?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoAnything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.
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 🤷♀️
what if I burn it for heat afterwards?
Anything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.