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Mon, Sep 10, 12 at 13:00
| This plant appeared in my flower garden i didnt plant it can anyone help me identify it? |
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- Posted by fatamorgana Zone 5/6 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 10, 12 at 15:20
| Do you compost? Winter squash and pumpkins are common volunteers in compost. Looks like a pumpkin. FataMorgana |
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| All pumpkins are squash, but not all squash are pumpkins. Sort of like the old math class learning all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares. Pumpkins and squash are in the genus Cucurbita. Most squash that are considered pumpkins are Cucurbita pepo, but not all are, some are Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata. All Cucurbita pepos are are not pumpkins either. Zucchini, Spaghetti Squash, and Acorn Squash are all C. pepo. Ok, so too much information, lol, but a lot of people read the posts so I figured it would be good info for those interested. Remy |
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- Posted by fatamorgana Zone 5/6 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 11, 12 at 9:45
| Thanks, remy. I thought about sharing the clarification about squash and pumpkins, but ended up not. GW posts do indeed often make it into google search results. FataMorgana |
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| Thanks 4 the gr8 info! No I don't compost I usually purchase mine I need 2 start. So this yellow pumpkin does any1 know if it will turn orange or what kind it may b? I can post another pic of the leaves if it would help when I posted it would only let me put 1 photo with my post:( |
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| Being it appeared on its own, there is no way to know what the exact shade of color it will be when completely ripe. The stem will get hard when it is ripe. Right now looking at your stem, you can tell it is not ripe since it looks shiny and moist. Also the skin of the pumpkin will harden. If you fingernail it, you will only dent it, not cut through. Another thing people to to test for ripeness is to knock on it. If it sounds hollow, it is ripe. Remy |
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