On 29/10/2012 6:15 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

> I either use canned pumpkin or [sometimes] fresh butternut squash.
> When I grew pie pumpkins they were sweet and dark enough for my
> tastes, but I haven't grown them in years.
>

The only pumpkins I grow are accidental. My wife always gets a few
pumpkins for fall decorations. I take them out to the compost bin and
almost always end up with with a few plants growing wild.