- The Plate
Your Shot: It’s September … Bring on the Gourds!
Once corn season is in full swing, gourds aren’t far behind—at least in much of North America, where pumpkins and their many cousins are typically harvested starting in September.
But even if Mother Nature thinks it’s time for pumpkins, acorn squash, and those warty-and-whimsical decorative gourds, that doesn’t mean we all do. Because if you’re among the people who associate gourds with Halloween and the Thanksgiving table, it’s a bit jarring to see these harbingers of the holidays already piling up at the supermarket when the thermostat still reaches into the 80s.
corn season
But even if Mother Nature thinks it’s time for pumpkins, acorn squash, and those warty-and-whimsical decorative gourds, that doesn’t mean we all do. Because if you’re among the people who associate gourds with Halloween and the Thanksgiving table, it’s a bit jarring to see these harbingers of the holidays already piling up at the supermarket when the thermostat still reaches into the 80s.
But even if Mother Nature thinks it’s time for pumpkins, acorn squash, and those warty-and-whimsical decorative gourds, that doesn’t mean we all do. Because if you’re among the people who associate gourds with Halloween and the Thanksgiving table, it’s a bit jarring to see these harbingers of the holidays already piling up at the supermarket when the thermostat still reaches into the 80s.
