Pumpkins

As the time comes to dwell upon Halloween, a large number of the population flock to Pumpkin Patches to choose their victim. For Jack-o-lantern carving of course! But could these festive holiday decorations be a trap for disease and germs that we then throw away in our trash can?
We all have experienced that about 3-5 days after our fun and festive pumpkin carving celebration that we have some friends that decide to make our pumpkin their new home. MOLD. FUNGUS. ROT. DECAY. ANTS. DETRITIVORE CENTRAL. So, we decide, the pumpkin lived a good life and now it is time to send it on a little trip to the dump. Maybe though if we left the pumpkin their or put it in the compost bin, our soil and source of nourishment for our garden would be a whole lot better. Pumpkin and Pumpkin seeds are good for the body so maybe they may be a benefactor to the soil, but possibly by adding the rotting pumpkin to the compost could cause a fungus or bacteria to grow rapidly out of control and end up harming the plants, not helping. Maybe the spores that are growing out of control inside the pumpkin could be hazardous to humans? Maybe the best place for our pumpkin friends is the dump where they will help decompose some of the other materials around them? Who knows?!!?! Hope you had a spooktastic halloween!