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Mushrooms, though belonging to the biological kingdom, fungi, are also commonly considered vegetables…Since ‘vegetable’ is not a botanical term, there is no contradiction in referring to a plant part as a fruit while also being considered a vegetable. ... Pumpkins are deffanetly fruits, i knew it. (: And we all...
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A pumpkin is a squash fruit, usually orange in colour when ripe. Pumpkins grow as a gourd from a trailing vine of the genus Cucurbita Cucurbitaceae. ... Botanically it is a fruit, referring to a certain plant part which grows from a flower. However it is widely regarded as a vegetable in culinary terms, referring to how it...
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Information about pumpkins from the University of Illinois Extensio ... Growing Pumpkins ... Selection & Use...
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Little Explorers Picture Dictionary: Vegetables . ... Note: Technically, plant structures that contain the seeds (like cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and zucchini) are considered fruit, but in everyday English they are often called vegetables. ... Fruit and Vegetable; Crafts, Rhymes, etc.
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Right: An assortment of botanical vegetables, including lettuce, broccoli, red cabbage, asparagus, celery, carrot, parsley, radish, turnip, onion and leek. Although it is not a flowering plant, the mushroom could also be considered a botanical vegetable. ... So if you exclude massive squash and pumpkins from the vegetable class,
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...the name "Jack O'Lantern" came from an old Irish myth about a man named, Stingy Jack? ... ...pumpkins are considered a fruit and not a vegetable? ... ...the largest pumkin ever grown was in 1996? It was 1061lbs and grown by Paula & Nathan Zehr of New York State.
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However, this definition does not follow the public's distinction between what is considered a fruit and what is considered a vegetable. Using this definition, tomatoes and peppers are considered fruit but most people refer to them as vegetables.
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Diagnosing Nutrient Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms in Fruit and Vegetable Crops ... Plant Analysis for Fruit and Vegetable Production ... Recommendations for fertilizing fruit and vegetable crops in Minnesota are based in part on soil test results. Soil testing provides information on lime and fertilizer needs prior to...
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