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How to Pick the Perfect Pumpkin

Penny Perkins-Veazie

A woman is holding two gourds while standing in a kitchen, with a selection of other colorful gourds on the counter.

Oct 5, 2019

Getting to Know Gourds

What's a cornucopia without classic ornamental gourds? Find out how long these fall favorites will keep. 
An orange pumpkin on a kitchen table with a slice cut off and laying next to the pumpkin, as is a kitchen knife.

Oct 5, 2019

Quick Pumpkin Cooking Tips

Learn how to quickly and easily prep a pumpkin for cooking with a microwave, oven or crock pot. 
Purple muscadine grapes rolling along a conveyor belt.

Sep 8, 2019

Meet the Muscadine: The Grape of the South

Muscadine grapes are a southern specialty. Native to North Carolina, muscadines are easy to grow, and they burst with flavor and nutrients. Allow us to introduce you! 
A man placing small pumpkins into a wooden crate while in a field.

Oct 23, 2018

How to Pick the Perfect Pumpkin

This most sincere pumpkin segment offers tips from NC State scientist Penny Perkins-Veazie on which types of pumpkins work best for your jack-o-lanterns and how to make the most out of your decorations.