fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 hours agoStop Wasting Pumpkins!mander.xyzimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down118
arrow-up1356arrow-down1imageStop Wasting Pumpkins!mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 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-up3·3 hours agoAnd people don’t realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!
minus-squarequeermunist she/herlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours 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 🤷♀️