Pumpkin smash

What can you do with pumpkins after Halloween? Try a pumpkin smash

October 29, 2023 | By Chris Enroth, Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension

MACOMB, Ill. — On Saturday, Nov. 4, several Illinois Extension offices will be offering pumpkin smashes with local partners in communities across the state. A pumpkin smash gives a community an option to turn their spooky Jack-o’-lanterns into compost. In western Illinois, the nearest pumpkin smash will be in Macomb at Veterans Park in partnership…