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A fact from Connecticut field pumpkin appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 October 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Connecticut field pumpkin.

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron talk 04:16, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Connecticut field pumpkin

... that the Connecticut field pumpkin is the variety most often selected for carving jack-o'-lanterns and it is widely considered to be the most popular Halloween pumpkin? Source: 'Connecticut Field' is the standard general purpose or large Halloween pumpkin that is used more than any other variety for carving into a jack o'lantern. and it holds the position of the most popular large Halloween pumpkin on the market
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tre Harris
- Comment: Open to other hooks. Hoping to run on Halloween! Image is optional and may need to be cropped square.

5x expanded by Lightburst (talk). Self-nominated at 02:44, 22 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Connecticut field pumpkin; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Currently tweaking this one -- it's a little below 5x at the moment following some copyedits to the lead, but I expect it to bump back up the threshold soon. A suggested hook:
- ALT1: ... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"?
Sourced inline to a couple different places, none of which I can access right now, so will need double-checking for verification but is a good one if it works. Vaticidalprophet 03:17, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I think that if we include an image, it should be of a Jack-o'-lantern rather than an uncarved pumpkin because 1) it's what the hook is about, and 2) because it would be more thematic for Halloween. I recommend File:Halloween-Jack-O-Lantern-551 (cropped).jpg. Di (they-them) (talk) 09:33, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nice @Di (they-them):. Now we just need a full review. Lightburst (talk) 14:41, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The hook is sourced, and it checks out. It's long enough, new enough, and the hook is interesting. Overall, it's good to go in my opinion. Di (they-them) (talk) 23:32, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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