It's the Great Pumpkin, Active Rain!

With Halloween just around the corner, we thought that we would share some cool little facts and humor about the pumpkin.

• the current world record is a 1,689 pound gourd grown by Joe Jutras, and weighed at the New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Topsfield, Mass.

THAT IS ONE BIG PUMPKIN!

The town of Circleville, Ohio, has held an annual Pumpkin Show since 1903. They have pumpkin royalty and everything! Check it out at http://www.pumpkinshow.com/ 

What is a pumpkin? A pumpkin is a kind of squash, and a member of the gourd family. Technically, the pumpkin itself is a fruit, although we use it as a vegetable in our cooking.

Pumpkin seeds are planted in groups called hills. The pumpkins are green or yellow when they are immature. They are not harvested until the skin is orange and tough, about 120 days after seeding, and they must be picked before a heavy frost occurs.

Pumpkins have been around a long time. Pumpkin seeds dating back to 7,000 B.C. have been found in caves in Mexico. Pumpkins were eaten in Africa, China and India in the 6th century.

This is what sparked this blog; sent from a friend of ours.

When is a pumpkin not a pumpkin?

When you drop it; then it's squash!

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Why did the elephant paint his toenails orange?

So he could hide in the pumpkin patch.

Thanks for reading and we hope that you enjoyed the pumpkin knowledge.