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Pumpkin History Pumpkins are believed to have originated in North America. Seeds from related plants have been found in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C. References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The name pumpkin originated from the Greek word for large melon which is pepon.. Pepon was changed by the French into pompon..
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Pumpkin History Pumpkin History. References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The name pumpkin originated from the Greek word for large melon which is pepon.. Pepon was nasalized by the French into pompon.. The English changed pompon to Pumpion.. Shakespeare referred to the pumpion in his Merry Wives of Windsor.
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How to Grow Pumpkins In cool-summer regions grow smaller varieties. Pumpkins can be started indoors 2 to 3 weeks before the average last frost date in spring; transplant them into the garden 2 to 3 weeks after the last frost.
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Jack-o'-lantern In a jack-o'-lantern, the top is cut off to form a lid and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous or comical face, is carved out of the pumpkin's rind to expose the hollow interior.he origin of the custom of jack-o'-lantern carving is uncertain. The carving of vegetables has been a common practice in many parts of the world, with gourds being the earliest plant species domesticated by humans c. 10,000 years ago, primarily for their carving potential.
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Low-lying placenta after 20 weeks (placenta praevia) Having an anterior placenta shouldn't cause you or your baby any problems. Your placenta develops wherever the fertilised egg embeds in your uterus, after its journey along the fallopian tube. An anterior placenta means that your placenta is positioned on the front wall of your uterus (womb). During your anomaly scan (at 20 weeks), the person doing the scan (the sonographer) will check to see where the placenta is lying. She'll write down its position in your ultrasound notes.
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World's Most Expensive Colored Diamonds Pumpkin Diamond ($3 million). Discovered in 1997 and purchased for $1.3 million by Ronald Winston for the House of Harry Winston, the Pumpkin Diamond measures 5.54 carats and is rated a Fancy Vivid Orange by the Gemological Institute of America.
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Pumpkin seeds Pumpkins, and their seeds, are native to the Americas, and indigenous species are found across North America, South America, and Central America. The word pepita is consistent with this heritage, since it comes from Mexico, where the Spanish phrase pepita de calabaza means little seed of squash..
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Pumpkin seeds Today, China produces more pumpkins and pumpkin seeds than any other country. India, Russia, the Ukraine, Mexico, and the U.S. are also major producers of pumpkin and pumpkin seeds. In the U.S., Illinois is the largest producer of pumpkins, followed by California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York. However, pumpkins are now grown commercially in virtually all U.S. states, and over 100,000 acres of U.S. farmland are planted with pumpkins.
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How to Grow Pumpkins Pumpkins can be started indoors 2 to 3 weeks before the average last frost date in spring for transplanting into the garden 2 to 3 weeks after the last frost. In cool-summer regions grow smaller, quick-maturing varieties.
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Growing Pumpkins Note that pumpkins do require a lot of food and a long growing season (generally from 75 to 100 frost-free days) so you need to plant them by late May in northern locations to early July in extremely southern states.
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Pumpkin History References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The name pumpkin originated from the Greek word for large melon which is pepon.. Pepon was nasalized by the French into pompon.. The English changed pompon to Pumpion.. Shakespeare referred to the pumpion in his Merry Wives of Windsor.
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- Pumpkins prefer a sunny location and fertile, well drained soils. Incorporate. plenty of organic matter and a complete fertilizer into the area before planting. Plant. 4-6 seeds, 1-2 inches deep, in mounds 4 feet apart when soils are 65ºF. Thin the mounds. after emergence to two plants.
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The Top 5 Pumpkin Producing Countries Pumpkins are a member of the cucurbitaceae family, which also includes squash, cantaloupes, cucumbers, watermelons, and gourds. Pumpkins originated in America. Fragments of stems, seeds, and fruits have been identified and recovered from cliff dweller ruins in the southwestern United States.
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How to Grow Pumpkins Varieties of Pumpkins: There are literally hundreds of varieties of pumpkins, from the small miniatures which only weigh a couple of ounces, to the giant varieties that routinely show up at fall weighoffs at over 2,000 pounds and more! See the world record giant pumpkin. Pumpkins belong to the Curcurbita family.arieties of Pumpkins: There are literally hundreds of varieties of pumpkins, from the small miniatures which only weigh a couple of ounces, to the giant varieties that routinely show up at fall weighoffs at over 2,000 pounds and more! See the world record giant pumpkin. Pumpkins belong to the Curcurbita family.
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Halloween in the United States Immigrants from Scotland and Ireland brought the holiday to the United States. The commercialization of Halloween started in the 1900s, when postcards and die-cut paper decorations were produced. Halloween costumes started to appear in stores in the 1930s and the custom of 'trick-or-treat' appeared in the 1950s. The types of products available in Halloween style increased with time.
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What causes chapped lips? 1 Down's syndrome patients have a genetic predilection to having chapped lips. 2  Treatment with thyroid supplement and potent topical steroid ointments may clear the condition. 3  All those years in the sun may have caused precancerous changes known medically as actinic chelitis.
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Pumpkin Several large pumpkins. A pumpkin is a cultivar of a squash plant, most commonly of Cucurbita pepo, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars of squash with similar appearance have also been derived from Cucurbita maxima.
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Halloween in the United States The commercialization of Halloween started in the 1900s, when postcards and die-cut paper decorations were produced. Halloween costumes started to appear in stores in the 1930s and the custom of 'trick-or-treat' appeared in the 1950s. The types of products available in Halloween style increased with time.
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Pumpkin chucking Video of a pressurized air pumpkin cannon being fired. Yankee Siege trebuchet, from New Hampshire, at 2008 Punkin' Chunkin' World Championship Punkin Chunkin (WCPC) was the name of an annual contest held the first full weekend after Halloween in Delaware from 1986 through 2013 and 2016.
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- Jack-o-lanterns are made from carved pumpkins. This tradtion originally began in Europe, particularly Ireland, where they carved other root vegetbales, like turnips. In Amer…ica, the tradition switched over to pumpkins because they were larger and easier to carve and more native to growing in the United States.
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How to Grow Styrian Pumpkins 1 While the Styrian pumpkin's flesh is not the best quality, goats, pigs and other farm animals will happily eat the fresh pumpkins after you harvest the seeds.. Harvest the pumpkins when the vines turn brown and die, 90 to 120 days after planting the seeds. Remove the seeds and clean them thoroughly. Allow them to dry completely before placing them in storage containers.
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When were pumpkins first discovered? exists and is an alternate of . Sorry but I can't tell you when, but I can tell you that they were used to keep vampires out of homes during Halloween long ago, therefore we use pumpkins at Halloween...
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Pumpkin Facts & Trivia Native American Indians used pumpkin as a staple in their diets, centuries before the pilgrims landed. When European settlers arrived, they saw the pumpkins grown by Native Americans. Pumpkin soon became a staple in their diets, too. The pilgrims also brought seeds back to Europe, where they quickly became popular.
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When to Plant Pumpkins Some pumpkin plants, such as the traditional carving types, need a long growing season of roughly 120 days. Planting pumpkins like the miniature varieties can wait until even July 1, because these pumpkins need only 90 days to mature. The secret to knowing when to plant pumpkins lies on the seed packet. Look for the words “days to maturity.” For all but giant pumpkins, the number of days to maturity usually lies somewhere between 90 and 125 days.
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Pumpkins Around the World As in USA, we carving the pumpkins for Halloween and we introduce a little candle in the middle of it. For giant pumpkin, we don't have much grower and weight off. The Swiss record of giant pumpkin is 268 kg (591 pd.). Source: Gianluca.
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Howard Dill's 'Atlantic Giant' Pumpkin 2015 Without a doubt, Atlantic Giant is one of the worlds largest pumpkin varieties. Developed by Mr. Howard Dill of Nova Scotia, this giant has won numerous world titles for largest pumpkin, often weighing in excess of 450 kg (1000 lbs)!