It’s pumpkin pie up North, sweet potato pie down South. What’s the difference and which is better? A horticulturist at ...

Long before Linus was summarily chastised by Lucy for his involvement in the Great Pumpkin debable of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," the venerable pumpkin had a long and varied history.

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Mashed potato squash is a fairly new variety of acorn squash Cucurbita pepo. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae which is ...

Plastic mulch and row covers allow earlier planting. Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), including zucchini, crookneck, straightneck, patty pan and other similar types, is common in Minnesota vegetable ...

The butternut squash and the pumpkin, along with other squashes, are all members of the genus Cucurbita in the botanical ... Different varieties of C. pepo — pumpkins, scalloped and crookneck ...

While giant pumpkins are related to classic Halloween carving pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo), they cannot cross-pollinate with them because they are two different species. However, giant pumpkins can cross ...

Despite its Italian "surname," zucchini is a summer squash native to the Americas. Archeologists have found zucchini seeds in Mexican caves dating back 10,000 years. Squash has been integral to a ...

Although typically thought of as orange in colour, pumpkin's 200 edible varieties range in colour from yellow to green, blue, ...

Pumpkin seed oil is packed with essential nutrients that contribute to its beneficial effects on hair. Pumpkin seed oil contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which are known for their ...