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Pumpkins: Fruit or Veggie?

Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables? While often treated as vegetables in cooking, pumpkins are botanically classified as fruits. Learn more about the uses of pumpkins, from pies to fall decor, and find out when to plant them for a bountiful harvest in your region.

Holiday Wellness Challenges

The holiday season doesn’t have to be a time of overindulgence and stress. Embrace wellness with fun challenges like festive fitness activities, healthy ingredient swaps in holiday recipes, practicing gratitude, and giving back to your community. These simple steps can help you and your family maintain health and wellness through the holiday season.

Creamy Fruit Salad

Salad: 8 cups of mixed fruit cut into bite-sized pieces (apple, grapes, pineapple, strawberries,...

The Home & Garden Information Center (HGIC) provides research-based information on landscaping, gardening, plant health, household pests, food safety & preservation, and nutrition, physical activity & health. HGIC is designed to complement Clemson’s network of professionals and volunteers by answering the routine types of calls and thereby freeing agents to deal with commercial agriculture/horticulture questions and conduct proactive programming to larger audiences. 1-888-656-9988 (SC residents only, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, M – F)

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