A sure sign of impending Halloween is when Grandma Special “K” buys the pumpkin carving kit for your little pumpkin. There it was on the hallway table. Calling out “time for fall fun”!  And it is!  The search, the selection, the decoration of the perfect pumpkin is a great way to spend a fall day with your kids but there are “best pumpkin practices” to consider.Farmer John Muller and his wife, Eda, grow over 100,000 pumpkins on their farm in Half Moon Bay, CA (farmerjohnspumpkins.com). Here's their advice for picking right pumpkin for your need this Halloween:

  • Like people, pumpkins come in almost every shape and color. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
  • Never pick a pumpkin up by the stem; it may break off.
  • Look for solid, non-soft pumpkins.
  • Best Jack-O'-Lantern picks are Chioggia, Jarrahadale, Orange Smoothie and Baby Bear varieties of pumpkins.
  • For face painting on pumpkins, choose a pumpkin that can easily lie on its side so that the stem can be the nose.
  • For delicious pies, select Sugar Pie, New England, Pik-a-pie, or Long Island Cheese varieties of pumpkins.
  • Don't forget to bring your camera visiting a pumpkin pact is a great photo opt.

And don't forget to add a little Haunt to your hunt for pumpkins

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.   It's Terror on the Ave, 411 W. Yakima Ave, Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights starting at 7.  Ten bucks to get in and a couple emergency exits to get out--if you can't take it!

 

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