Pumpkin
| Pumpkin | |
|---|---|
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| Pumpkin flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Species: | Cucurbita |
Also the seeds and the young stem tips and flowers are edible.
Chunks of information
Pumpkins on compost heap
May 19 - The danger for night frost is over so time to plant out warmth-loving crops. I have this big compost heap that i don't need to use in the coming season. It's the perfect place for growing pumpkins and similar plants such as cucumber and melon. So i planted two pumpkin plants on the south slope of the compost heap. Pumpkins and cucumbers and melons belong to the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) and they all like much sun and a humus-rich soil with lots of nutrients. Just one pumpkin or cucumber plant can either give you a big harvest or entirely disappoint you when the conditions or the weather aren't right.
Uchiki kuri
Uchiki kuri = Red kuri squash.[1] Inside the hard outer skin there is a firm flesh that provides a very delicate and mellow chestnut-like flavor. Red kuri is widely adapted for climates that provide a growing season of 100 days or more. Red kuri squash is a perfect ingredient for a variety of soups, stews and casseroles. Red kuri squash is a good source of fiber. It also provides vitamin A and vitamin C, some of the B vitamins, calcium, potassium, iron, riboflavin and thiamine. Low in calories and sodium, this deep-colored squash also contains beta-carotene.
Gallery
Pumpkin growing on a bale of straw. Drench the straw bale with water, make holes and fill them with soil and compost and plant or sow. Pumpkins grow very well in this way, but it must also be possible with many other plants. It's handy on places where you otherwise could not grow vegetables.
External links
- Pumpkin Wikipedia
