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Johansen Farms Stuck With Hundreds of Leftover Pumpkins
Now that Halloween is over, the leftover pumpkins will be used for fertilizer and donations to local charities.
Ever wonder what happens to all those leftover Halloween pumpkins at ?
The answer? Some will become fertilizer. Others will be donated to local charities.
After watching thousands of their fellow pumpkins being sold this fall, a few hundred would-be jack-o-lanterns remain at Boughton Road location.
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The leftover pumpkins that will be donated to organizations will be mostly used for decorating or for collecting seeds for drying and eating, said co-owner Carol Johansen-Cremeens.
“We’re done now for the season," Johansen-Cremeens said. “So the rest get plowed under for fertilizer for our farm.”
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The staff at Johansen’s will begin planting seeds in February to have plants ready for purchase by the beginning of spring. During the spring and summer months, the farm’s numerous greenhouses will be filled with home-grown seasonal flowers and plants that have been well-fertilized by you-know-who.
To see a photo gallery of Bolingbrook's Jack-O-Lanterns, click .
