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Growing
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Description
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Life cycle
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Fun Facts 1
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Pumpkin Foods
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Size and Shape
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The leaves absorb energy from the sun for plant growth.
The stem is green when the pumpkin is growing and brings nutrients to the fruit. As the fruit ripens, the stem turns brown.
Ribs are indented ridges running from top to bottom sometimes they are shallow sometimes they are very deep. |
The thin, shiny, orange outer layer of a pumpkin is called the skin. It is a protective layer that keeps insects and diseases out of the fruit.
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All nutrients travel through the vine to keep the plant healthy.
Pulp is also called meat. This is the yummy part of the pumpkin that is used to cook within recipes. |
- Each pumpkin has about 500 seeds.
- The world’s heaviest pumpkin weighed over 1,190 kilograms.
- The original jack-o-lanterns were made with turnips and potatoes by the Irish.
- A pumpkin starred in the fairy tale “Cinderella” as a coach.
- Pumpkins are native to Central America and Mexico.
- Pumpkins can grow almost anywhere except Antarctica and they are a pretty popular crop all over the world.