Tag: compost
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Pumpkin compost drive a huge success!
Saturday November 8, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Our first annual pumpkin composting drive has been a fabulous success! Over 150 pumpkins were delivered to Porcher Park Community Garden by Langford residents between October 15 and November 8. The drive continues for one more day (November 9). All…
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Compost your pumpkins at Porcher Park Community Garden
Sunday October 5, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, UFRIS Executive Lead After you’ve celebrated Thanksgiving with pumpkin pie or Halloween with jack-o-lanterns, your pumpkin is wanted by Mother Nature! Save the pulp and seeds for baking or gardening, and put the rest into composting. Compost options: For raw pumpkins (not cooked), here…
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Composting your Halloween pumpkins!
Thursday October 31, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC We hope you will give your pumpkin a second shot at making a special contribution to Halloween. First as a jack-o-lantern, and then as part of the growing season for next year by including it in your compost bin. You’ve already gutted out the pumpkins and saved the…