Erik

Report Writing: The Pumpkin by: Erik gilbert DO: write a report

You probably know pumpkins to be the big orange plants that taste funny.Well there's a bit more to them then that….

APPEARANCE Pumpkins are orange,but can also be yellow, white, green, and red. They vary in size and some can get up to three hundred kgs! Pumpkins are large and have thick shells containing pulp and seeds.

PLANTING AND HARVESTING When you plant a pumpkin first start the seeds inside.When you see a few leafs and/or shoots coming out,transfer the seeds into soil outside.The vines will grow all over the place so make sure you have a lot of room in your garden.Once the pumpkin vines die back and the pumpkins turn a deep green,red,white,yellow or orange it’s time to harvest!!!

USAGE Pumpkins can be used in many different ways.You can make them into food,jack o'lanterns,prize winning giants and much more!!!Out of all the ways you can use pumpkins food is probably the most popular,you can make pumpkin soup,pumpkin pie,pumpkin bread or roasted pumpkin seeds.

So,there you have it.Now you know there's more to them then being big orange plants that taste funny.

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