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They're popping out all over the place. All the vines are shriveling up to a powdery mildewy mess. And removing them without gloves is torture. But those beautiful, hard-skinned squashes that have been hidden for so long are out in all their glory.
Take a look at this, the world's LARGEST!!!!! And native to North America. And think about pumpkin pie (usually made with Hubbard squash. And, oh, there are any number of fabulous vegan recipes for this pie), Thai curried pumpkin, calabasa con pollo, roasted seeds (prostrate magic), stuffing for ravioli, Tempura. They cook and eat the leaves in China and Kenya. (That would seem to me to be a thorny proposition!)
Of all the continents, only Antarctica is incapable of producing pumpkins.
As one of the most popular crops in the United States, 1.5 billion pounds (680,000,000 kilograms) of pumpkins are produced each year. The top pumpkin-producing states include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio Pennsylvania and California.
Pumpkins are a warm-weather crop that is usually planted in early July. The specific conditions necessary for growing pumpkins require that soil temperatures three inches (7.6 cm) deep are at least 60 degrees farenheit (15.5 °C) and soil that holds water well. Pumpkin crops may suffer if there is a lack of water or because of cold temperatures (in this case, below 65 °F (18.3 °C); frost can be detrimental), and sandy soil with poor water retention or poorly drained soils that become waterlogged after heavy rain. Pumpkins are, however, rather hardy, and even if many leaves and portions of the vine are removed or damaged, the plant can very quickly re-grow secondary vines to replace what was removed.
I LOVE you, punkin'!
They're popping out all over the place. All the vines are shriveling up to a powdery mildewy mess. And removing them without gloves is torture. But those beautiful, hard-skinned squashes that have been hidden for so long are out in all their glory.
Take a look at this, the world's LARGEST!!!!! And native to North America. And think about pumpkin pie (usually made with Hubbard squash. And, oh, there are any number of fabulous vegan recipes for this pie), Thai curried pumpkin, calabasa con pollo, roasted seeds (prostrate magic), stuffing for ravioli, Tempura. They cook and eat the leaves in China and Kenya. (That would seem to me to be a thorny proposition!)
Of all the continents, only Antarctica is incapable of producing pumpkins.
As one of the most popular crops in the United States, 1.5 billion pounds (680,000,000 kilograms) of pumpkins are produced each year. The top pumpkin-producing states include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio Pennsylvania and California.
Pumpkins are a warm-weather crop that is usually planted in early July. The specific conditions necessary for growing pumpkins require that soil temperatures three inches (7.6 cm) deep are at least 60 degrees farenheit (15.5 °C) and soil that holds water well. Pumpkin crops may suffer if there is a lack of water or because of cold temperatures (in this case, below 65 °F (18.3 °C); frost can be detrimental), and sandy soil with poor water retention or poorly drained soils that become waterlogged after heavy rain. Pumpkins are, however, rather hardy, and even if many leaves and portions of the vine are removed or damaged, the plant can very quickly re-grow secondary vines to replace what was removed.
I LOVE you, punkin'!
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