Sunday, October 25, 2020

The Pumpkin Patch

 

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    October 25, 2020
    A most sincere pumpkin patch

    A most sincere pumpkin patch

    Ah, the perennial pumpkin patch. You might think the round orange gourds in today's photo are vegetables, but botanists say pumpkins are actually the fruit of pumpkin vines. They're considered fruit because pumpkins contain seeds and grow from the same part of the plant that produces flowers. And now, as Halloween nears, pumpkins are ripe for picking and carving into spooky jack-o'-lanterns.

    The jack-o'-lantern tradition dates to mid-1800s Ireland when people carved faces into potatoes or turnips to ward off evil spirits. Irish immigrants brought the tradition to North America, only to discover that the native pumpkins were much easier to carve. Fast-speed ahead and we're just grateful that pumpkins are the seasonal 'fruit' of choice since turnips would make a questionable spice latte drink.

    Quote of the day

    I don’t see how a pumpkin patch could be more sincere than this one.
    Linus van Pelt

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  2. Pumpkins: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Pumpkins | The ...

    https://www.almanac.com/plant/pumpkins

    Pumpkins do best when the seeds are planted directly in the ground. Wait until the plant soil is 70ºF or more before sowing seeds outdoors. Optimum soil temperature is 95ºF. Pumpkins are very sensitive to the cold.

  3. Pumpkin - Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin

    A pumpkin is a cultivar of winter squash that is round with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and is most often deep yellow to orange in coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. The name is most commonly used for cultivars of Cucurbita pepo, but some cultivars of Cucurbita maxima, C. argyrosperma, and C. moschata with similar appearance are also sometimes called "pumpkin".
    Native to North America(northeastern Mexico and the southern United States), pumpkins are one of the …

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