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Types of pumpkin

In the world there are about 20 kinds of pumpkin. In nature, this plant is found in South America, Africa and Asia, and as an agricultural crop the pumpkin is grown throughout the world. There are annual and perennial pumpkins. The most common is the ordinary, sometimes it is called a kitchen or dining room. This species includes more than 100 varieties and a huge number of varieties from edible to decorative. Among the perennial species, the most famous are the squash pumpkin. The plant received its name due to leaves that look like foliage of a fig tree. The fruits of this pumpkin are quite large, and the pulp is sweet. In contrast to the usual for us plants, this species has black seeds. Another long-standing type of pumpkin is smelly. The fruit of this plant has a very bitter taste, and it's not ordinary pumpkin fruits in our understanding, but root crops. They are dark green and quite small, the size of an egg.

Pumpkin dining varieties

Perennial species in our country are notcultivated, they need special conditions, so it should be more detailed on the description of varieties of dining room or ordinary pumpkin. In all, 20 varieties have been acclimatized under our conditions, including early, medium and late ripening varieties. One of the most popular varieties of pumpkin is "Vitamin". Its fruits are lean, do not lose marketable appearance for a long time. Pumpkin is valued for delicious and fragrant pulp, which contains a large amount of carotene. Distinguish high yield yield pumpkin varieties "Volga Gray" and "Gribovskaya winter". The first variety is very resistant to dry periods, the pulp is sweet and fleshy. The fruits are roundish and large, reaching 30 kg. The grapes of the Gribovskaya Winter variety also have very large fruits slightly flattened. The pulp is juicy and sweet to the taste. Beautiful fruits of mammoth pumpkins. They have a bright orange color and huge size. Among the varieties of this type of pumpkin can be identified "Goliath", "Big Moon" and "Titan." Perhaps the most delicious fruits from all known table sorts of pumpkins from the "Marble". Its sweet flesh can be eaten even in raw form.

Types and varieties of decorative pumpkins

Chalmoid, bottle, pear-shaped,Crown, bumpy and with a smooth skin. There is a huge variety of exotic decorative pumpkins that can decorate the site and bring a special flavor. One of them is lagenaria or a pumpkin pumpkin. This is a very decorative plant with unusual fruits in the form of a bottle. Very spectacular fruits, which can decorate the table or make souvenirs from the "Turkish Turban", an unusual form in the form of a star at a pumpkin, which is called "Stars". The fruits of the "Orange Ball" sort of look like oranges. They can be grown in the garden, and in a container on the balcony or veranda.