The ghostliest night of the year is over and what are you going to be doing with the pumpkin that you carved to delight the trick or treaters in your neighbourhood.  You can let it fester on the front doorstep until it turns into mush and is rather difficult to scrape into a plastic bag or similar to put it into the bin, or you can put it in your composter and make it into nutritious compost for your garden.  It wouldn’t be a bad idea to smash your pumpkin up a bit (Smashing Pumpkins, I always wondered where that name came from) before putting it into your composter to increase it’s surface area exposed to the air which will help it break down faster.

Don’t own a composter?  Here are your options:

1. Dig a hole.  Put your smashed pumpkin in it (and other compostable material).  Cover with soil and plant something over it.

2. Try the Berkley Thermophilic Compost method for super quick compost.  Watch the video for how to do it.

3. Make a composter.  Here are some plans to get you started.

4. Take your pick from the great range of composters available to buy.