The Life of a Pumpkin: From Seed to Pumpkin Pie

Over the last few years, Josh and I have really been focusing on learning how to be more efficient with our time on the homestead. And one of the biggest game changers for me has been finding foods that pretty much preserve themselves. Pumpkins and winter squash have become a huge part of that for us. They store beautifully for months, feed both our family and our animals, and make it possible to be a little more resilient each season. But you know, life on the homestead doesn't always look like a tidy how-to video. It's messy, full of lessons, and always changing. So today, I want to take you through what growing, harvesting, and using pumpkins really looks like for us, from seed to pie. Starting from Seed It all begins in the early spring when we choose our pumpkin varieties and get them started indoors. I used to start them way too early, about eight weeks before our last frost date, and they always got stunted when I planted them out.