DID YOU KNOW THAT PUMPKINS COME IN PINK?

When bring  fall color to their homes, people traditionally use pumpkins for centerpieces at the dining table or for outside decorations. In Elkmont, Collin Daly is harvesting pumpkins of six different colors, enough variety to go with any color fall color scheme you can think of. The growing popularity of colored pumpkins has even developed a need for pink and blue pumpkins.  The Daly pumpkin patch has these but they often take about an extra 10 to 15 days to mature. 

Collin Daly, a 1995 graduate of Elkmont High, describes the pink ones as usually “squattier, off-textured and odd-sized. The jack-o’-lantern pumpkins are kind of going away,” he said. “It seems now, the uglier the pumpkin, the more popular it is.”

If you want to visit:
The Daly Pumpkin Patch is located at Ft. Hampton Road, Elkmont  (toward the rocket).  They have mums for $12.  Pumpkins are $5 each or $20 for 5. You might even be able to buy bales of straw.