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Stop Wasting Pumpkins! (mander.xyz)
submitted 19 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Is entertainment wasteful?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 17 hours ago

It certainly can be

Golf courses come to mind

Or cruise ships

[–] [email protected] 24 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Pumpkins are pretty low on my priority list, but entertainment isn't really a good reason to throw useful stuff away. It's a waste of water, waste of growing space, waste of fuel for harvest and transportation, and obviously a waste of food.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

And people don't realize just how much growing space pumpkins need!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Yeah there definitely won't be enough room in there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago

Technically you can grow them with corn, but the US doesn't do companion planting so 🤷‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

what if I burn it for heat afterwards?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Anything is better than the garbage. Pretty sure.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago

Sometimes! I think pumpkins are fairly harmless though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

Frequently, yes.