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The Life Cycle of a PumpkinBy: Lauren Borchard
What does a pumpkin look
like?
Pumpkins!
•Have any of you ever helped carve a pumpkin?!
What did you see inside of the pumpkin?
The Life Cycle of Pumpkin
• There are 6 stages of a pumpkin during its life cycle.
• Stage 1: Seed• Stage 2: Sprout• Stage 3: Vine• Stage 4: Flower• Stage 5: Green Pumpkin• Stage 6: Orange Pumpkin
Seed• 1st Stage of a Pumpkin
• Pumpkin seeds grow inside of a hollowed-out portion of a pumpkin
Sprout• 2nd Stage of a Pumpkin
• After planting the seeds in the late spring, a pair of green leaves will push up from the ground
Vine• 3rd Stage of a Pumpkin
• The sprout grows up and out
• Turning into a vine
Flower• 4th Stage of a Pumpkin• Yellow flowers begin to grow on the
pumpkin plant
Green Pumpkin• 5th Stage of a Pumpkin
Orange Pumpkin• 6th Stage of a Pumpkin
Where do pumpkins grow?
•Pumpkin Patch
•Gardens
How can WE use pumpkins?
• Cooking • Eating• Pumpkin pie,
YUM!
• Decorating• Carving
FUN FACTS ABOUT PUMPKINS
• Pumpkins flowers are edible• Pumpkins are a fruit
• In 2011, the largest pumpkin was 1,810.5 pounds!
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The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
• Stage 1: Seed• Stage 2: Sprout• Stage 3: Vine• Stage 4: Flower• Stage 5: Green Pumpkin• Stage 6: Orange
Pumpkin
ANY QUESTIONS?
GREATJOB
CLASS!
Sources:• Information on each stage of pumpkin life cycle:
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5541904_pumpkin-plant-life-cycle.html• Seeds:
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00HebQkcIPbozy/Snow-White-Pumpkin-Seeds.jpg• Seeds:
http://sulphurspringsfarmersmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/MSFM-inside-the-pumpkin.jpg
• Sprout: http://www.featurepics.com/FI/Thumb300/20100701/Pumpkin-Sprout-1602602.jpg
• Vine: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2701314629_f80fc222af_z.jpg• Flower:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v-DlPomQndg/S4WieCxsQZI/AAAAAAAAFrs/u2ME4J7Acno/s640/Pumpkin_flower_EH.JPG
• Green Pumpkin: http://www.drycreekgarden.com/images/pumpkin_900x480_1.jpg• Orange Pumpkin: http://suttons.s3.amazonaws.com/p/VEPUM13561_3.jpg• Pumpkin Patch:
http://www.nancyorozcoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Pumpkin-Patch-4-1024x682.jpg
• Pumpkin Gardens: http://wasatchgardens.org/files/images/sandy_garden_pumpkin.JPG
• Pumpkin Life Cycle: http://search.enchantedlearning.com/cgi-bin/reducegif/subjects/plants/types/pumpkin/shapebook/lifecycle.GIF
• What is inside pumpkin! (First slide) http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jwraHr5kX5k/TMHMw3PWUII/AAAAAAAAAhY/3Dc1FQFmx9E/s1600/pumpkin+seeds.jpg
• Fun Facts: http://www.fiferorchards.com/events/images/howapumpkingrows.jpg• Worlds largest pumpkin: http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/giantpumpkins.htm
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