Pumpkin Arranging and Pumkin Clean-up

I have published a number of articles about pumpkins and gourds seen on and around Brooklyn stoops going back to the early days of The New Leaf Journal in October 2020. While much of my pumpkin posting has been on the subject of autumnal pumpkins being left out well-past their prime, I will note that there are some aesthetic stoop displays. For example, see the following display in Brooklyn Heights. Brooklyn Heights on October 26, 2026. Prior to reading an October 26, 2026 report by Brendan Cosgrove for Morning Brew titled These go-getters are gourd-getters, I had not thought much about how these displays came to be, perhaps having taken them for granted in recent years. But Mr. Cosgrove, citing to a Wall Street Journal report, shed light on the situation: Pumpkin patches can be fun, but what if you don’t have time, you’re allergic to hay, or you accidentally snap the stem off every pumpkin you try to pick up? Well, capitalism’s got you covered. Porch decorating businesses are popping…