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Happy National Pumpkin Day! 🎃 Did you know pumpkins have been grown in North America for almost 5,000 years? If you're headed to a pumpkin patch this weekend to celebrate, here are a few pumpkin-patch pro tips: 🎃 Harvest on a dry day after the plants have died back and the skins are hard. The skin of a ripening pumpkin turns a deep, solid color (orange for most varieties), and the stem hardens. 🎃 Thump the pumpkin with a finger; the rind will feel hard and sound hollow. 🎃 Press a fingernail

Oh my stars!! LOOK UP! ⭐️ December's night sky is nothing to sneeze at. . . from the Full Cold Supermoon on December 4 to the Ursid Meteor Shower on the Winter Solstice, the dark skies next month are really showing off! Visit Almanac.com/Night-Sky-December to read more about the visible planets, stars, and meteor showers this month, along with each Moon phase and other astronomical tips. Happy stargazing! ⭐️ | The Old Farmers Almanac