Mandy Watson<p>I'm having a Halloween countdown on my gardening site! First, the best pumpkins for Halloween lanterns, from huge to small, white to warty! Until recently in NE England, we carved turnips as 'bagie lanterns' (swedes/rutabaga) not pumpkins. My childhood Halloweens stank of burning turnip from the real candles inside. Here's an example - expect lots of other pumpkins tried and tested.</p><p><a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halloween</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/Samhain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samhain</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/pumpkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pumpkins</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/lanterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lanterns</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/jackolanterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jackolanterns</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/fall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fall</span></a> <a href="https://beekeeping.ninja/tags/witchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>witchy</span></a></p>