Pumpkins FAQ | Best Preservation & Decorating Tips: Garden Home VLOG

In this Garden Home VLOG, Host P. Allen Smith shares with us some tips on how to keep your pumpkin decor lasting great for days to come. Allen also demonstrates how to create some easy to do pumpkin decorations. Plus a BONUS pumpkin recipe!

TOPICS INCLUDE:
-Pumpkins FAQ
-Types and Varieties of Pumpkins
-5 Tips to Preserving Your Pumpkins
1. Choose Local
2. Pumpkin Inspection
3. Retaining Moisture
4. LED Candle vs Flame
5. Keeping Your Pumpkins Cool
-Petroleum Jelly for Pumpkins
-Pumpkin Seed Collecting
-Pumpkins as Vessels
1. Floral Arrangement
2. As Garden Planter (biodegradable planters!)
-Using Pumpkins in Groups
-DIY Pumpkin Candle Holders

BONUS RECIPE:
Pumpkin Bread with Pecan Oil
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Grease and flour a 9×5″ loaf pan.
-Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/2 cup pecan oil.
-Mix in 1/2 of a 15 oz can of unsweetened pumpkin and 2 eggs, lightly beaten.
-Combine 1 3/4 cup flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp ground cloves.
-Add dry ingredients to mixture
-Mix in 1/3 cup water.
-Pour into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.

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