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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the English word pumpkin derives from the Ancient Greek word πέπων (romanized pepōn), meaning 'melon'. [6] [7] Under this theory, the term transitioned through the Latin word peponem and the Middle French word pompon to the Early Modern English pompion, which was changed to pumpkin by 17th-century English colonists, shortly after encountering ...
Illinois produced 41 percent of the nation’s pumpkin yield in 2020.
Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America. [2] It includes cultivars known as squash or pumpkin. C. moschata cultivars are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than cultivars of C. maxima or C. pepo.
The pumpkins used for jack-o-lanterns are C. pepo, [178] [179] not to be confused with the ones typically used for pumpkin pie in the United States, which are C. moschata. [122] Kew Gardens marked Hallowe’en in 2013 with a display of pumpkins, including a towering pyramid made of many varieties of squash, in the Waterlily House during its ...
Pumpkins that fail the test are left in the field. Ashley Cox smiles while talking about growing up and raising pumpkins at her father’s farm in Badger Canyon near Benton City.
Pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes, from small enough to fit in your hand to as big as a car. They can be silky smooth, or covered in bumps, or even rough-feeling. And they can be orange, or ...
Dickinson pumpkins were first cultivated in the US state of Kentucky in the early 19th century and were named after farmer Elijah Dickinson. He brought the pumpkin to central Illinois, where it grew well. The industry is centered on Morton, Illinois. Pumpkins grow well in the area due to the dark, rich soil and mild climate.
The partners take only December off in growing four pumpkins a year at their patch in Sacramento County, where the gourds may put on 60-70 pounds a day. ... which has put the town on the map. Now ...