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Facts about Pumpkins

How does a pumpkin grow?

Seeds

Sprout It takes about 14 days for a seed to sprout.

Plant   Pumpkins grow on plants called vines. One vine can grow up to 30 feet long.

Flower    The vine produces flowers about 10 weeks after the seeds are planted. Flowers produce baby pumpkins.

Green Pumpkin As the pumpkin grows it starts out green in color.

Orange Pumpkin

Pick the Pumpkin Pumpkins are ready to be picked by the middle of September.

Jack-o-lantern In October, for Halloween, many people carve pumpkins and make them into jack-o-lanterns.

What else do you know about pumpkins?

What color are pumpkins? Pumpkins can be: orange, green, white, yellow, tan, or blue-gray.

"The largest pumpkin ever grown" The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,385 pounds.

"Native Americans dried strips of..." Native Americans dried strips of pumpkins and wove them into mats. They also cooked strips of pumpkin over a fire and ate them.

"Pumpkin pie was first made..."    Pumpkin pie was first made when the Colonists sliced off the top of the pumpkin, removed the seeds, and filled the inside with milk, spices, and honey. The pumpkin was then cooked in hot ashes.

"The largest pumpkin pie ever..." The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed over 350 pounds.

Pumpkin Puzzle Click on the pumpkin to go to the puzzle.

Halloween Memory Click on the pumpkin to play Memory.

Carve Your Own Pumpkin Click on the pumpkin to carve your own.

Happy Halloween!