5 interesting facts about pumpkin

Pumpkin - a very useful vegetable. It is recommended to have people suffering from high blood pressure and diabetics who have problems with the stomach, intestines. In a pumpkin lot of useful trace elements and nutrients. It is useful for people with acne.

when to harvest

Pumpkin need to clean up after the first frost or before them. I am guided by dahlias. If they suffered from the cold, it is time to clean the pumpkin.

Some interesting facts

1. All pumpkins are divided into several groups:

· Tverdokorymi.

· Muscat.

· Large fruited.

2. If you put next tverdokorymi pumpkin with zucchini or squash, then pollination will occur. Pumpkin lose its flavor, it loses its sweetness, because the zucchini, as well as squash, has a neutral taste. Maybe in the year of planting it is not manifest, but be sure to come to light later, when planted seeds of pumpkin. Therefore, for planting is better to buy new seeds.

3. Pumpkin distinguish shrub and climbing. If you have a small area, then by saving space in the garden is recommended to choose the first type (bush).

4. There are varieties of pumpkins, which are eaten fresh. This sort of "Sweetie." Very sweet pumpkin, it is also added to salads. From germination to maturation takes place 80-85 days. Another sort of "Arabat". Muscat type. It is shaped like a guitar. Suitable for fresh consumption.

5. Pumpkin should be mature after the removal of at least about one month. And then it becomes a great taste. It is saturated with sugar.

That's such an entertaining information about the pumpkin. Do not forget to put a useful vegetable and grow on your site!

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