 From helping to grow a new crop to becoming home to your autumn floral display, even older pumpkins can be given a second lease of life. Bird feeder The large and shallow shape of a pumpkin's inside makes for a great natural feeder. Simply cut the top off, hang in your garden using some sturdy string, fill with bird seed and watch your feathered friends tuck in. Ideal for those smaller pumpkins that don't weigh as much. Grow your next pumpkins Growing your own pumpkins could be an earner next autumn if you get a bumper crop ( Getty Images) Agog at how much this year's pumpkin cost you at the supermarket? Or just wanting to get a late){kind=link}
Millions of pumpkins are set to be thrown out after Halloween celebrations on Monday, according to an environmental charity. But even if yours isn’t good enough to eat, it could have a second use
Halloween comes and goes in a flash, with carved out pumpkins one of the biggest reminders afterwards of the scary autumn season.
From Star Wars characters to Pokémon, Brits have been adventurous with their pumpkin carvings this year.
But what to do with the big orange squashes once the ghost outfits and fake blood have been put in the cupboard for another year?
Environmental charity Hubbub said half the pumpkins bought this year in the UK – some 22 million of the rounded fruits – will go to waste.