What to do with your pumpkins after Halloween

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It's easy to throw your pumpkins in the trash after Halloween, but consider these alternative options of what to do with your pumpkins before discarding them in a landfill.

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00:00 Before you throw away your pumpkins after Halloween, consider these options.

00:05 Consider your pumpkins as compost for your garden.

00:07 If you cut them into smaller pieces and add them into a compost pile, they'll decompose

00:12 in time and can be used to improve your soil for gardening.

00:16 You can also donate your pumpkin to a community garden or farm.

00:20 Another option is to feed your pumpkin to animals at a local farm or zoo.

00:25 Some farms and zoos accept donations of uncarved and undecorated pumpkins that can be used

00:30 as tasty treats for animals.

00:33 You can even leave your pumpkins in your backyard to serve as food for wildlife.

00:37 Pumpkin seeds are tasty meals for birds like cardinals, sparrows, finches and chickadees.

00:43 They're also highly nutritious, packed with vitamins and minerals such as vitamin K, manganese

00:48 and zinc.

00:50 They can also help improve heart health, blood sugar levels and sleep quality.

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