Pumpkin Plant

Today our pumpkin plants are increasing in their fertilization period, you can see for yourself how it grows and blooms beautifully in the midst of green leaves.

If we glance abroad, leaves or pumpkin is more famous for Halloween which is often celebrated once a year. We also have pumpkins though they are very different from pumpkins from abroad. In Indonesia alone, pumpkin plants are taken from shoots and pumpkins only and if the fruit is planted it can also be used and processed as food in the afternoon, but in mainland Europe, especially from Italy to Mexico, pumpkin flowers and fruit are also processed into various foods, both food light and other special foods.

Pumpkin leaves are young

As mentioned above, that every part of the pumpkin's body can be used as food in daily life, both upper society or people with low economic levels, basically all are very fond of this plant. One part of this plant like the leaves is very often taken and used as a vegetable to be consumed either at lunch or dinner.

Pumpkin leaves that take to be made as a complementary vegetable lunch or dinner is one of the things that are commonly done by local people, this is because the young pumpkin leaves contain lots of vitamins and fiber in helping the body for health.

Likewise, in our region, especially in the province of Aceh, always using pumpkin from leaves, shoots, flowers and fruit can be used for food.

The fruit

Besides young leaves are used as vegetables as additional food at lunch or dinner, then in this plant there are fruits, pumpkin fruit is the most important thing in the cultivation of this plant, because it is harvested when the time is the fruit.

Pumpkin fruit is also made into a variety of foods as described above, in addition to being made as a vegetable during lunch or dinner, pumpkin fruit can also be processed into other foods, such as.

1. Pumpkin compote (afternoon snack)
2. Pumpkin porridge
3. Cakes and accessories
4. Snacks are eaten with coffee
5. and other appetizing snacks.

The interest

In addition to leaves, fruit, pumpkin plants also have yellow flowers that are very small, if the size is not too small then it will also be made as an ornamental plant. However, the constraints are very small, although it is beautiful and charming, but it does not last long in blossoming, so it is also made as a complementary vegetable food, besides that young leaves are also taken to become vegetables as mentioned above.

The unique flowers are very beautiful when viewed by someone but unfortunately they are too small.

Thus a brief description of the parts of a pumpkin plant. Hope it is useful for all of us. Thank you very much.