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Pumpkin is a classic vegetable in our gardens, because it is an unusually healthy product. The botanical genus Pumpkin includes several species and is a very prolific plant. Usually, common pumpkin grows on personal plots, but recently vegetable growers have begun to experiment and grow nutmeg pumpkin. A distinctive feature of such a pumpkin is black seeds, which are a couple of times larger than even watermelon seeds. Berries, this is how pumpkin fruits are scientifically called, are baked, boiled or consumed even raw. The pulp and seeds are rich in useful vitamins, trace elements that the human body needs. This pumpkin culture is also called fig-leaved pumpkin, its leaves resemble fig leaves in shape
Latin America is considered the birthplace of figurative pumpkin or fitcephaly. In culture, it is grown as an annual plant, but in nature it is an ancient, alpine and only perennial species among pumpkins.
Botanical description
Fig-leaved pumpkin is a herbaceous vine cultivated for edible young shoots, fruits and seeds. The leaves are greenish-blue in color with light spots, resemble fig leaves in shape, only they are larger in size. Fig-leaved pumpkin is very decorative, it can be used to decorate gazebos, fences, dry trees. When choosing a place for planting, keep in mind that this pumpkin grows very quickly, in warm weather, the growth of the trunk can reach 15 cm per day, it is excellent for decorating a summer cottage.
The stems of the pumpkin are rough, hard, pentahedral, and since it is a liana, it grows in length up to 20 - 25 meters. Ficifalia blooms with yellow or orange flowers, in outlines similar to the usual flowers of the pumpkin family. The advantage of the culture is that many fruits are tied on one plant, the number of which reaches 80. Outwardly, the fig-leaved pumpkin looks like a watermelon, its surface is covered with green stripes. Fruits are oval and elongated in shape, with a light green or white thin but firm crust. The weight of the vegetable is 2-5 kg, but there are specimens weighing up to 20 kg. The flesh of the pumpkin is white, sweet and very juicy with black large seeds. Ripe fruits can be stored under favorable conditions for 3-4 years.
Growing
The agrotechnology of fig-leaved pumpkin is not much different from the cultivation of ordinary pumpkin, although there are some nuances. The pumpkin can be grown as a seedling method or planted with seeds outdoors. In the middle latitudes of Russia, pumpkin can be planted as seeds immediately in the garden bed after frost, closer to the beginning of May. Before planting, it is advisable to soak the seeds in water at room temperature for three days. The seeds are buried in the ground to a depth of 3-4 cm, the hole is covered with mulch - humus. Mulching will improve heat and prevent crust formation. Pumpkin seedlings are planted later than seeds.
For planting a pumpkin crop, choose a bright place with fertilized, fertile soil. The pumpkin can be planted directly on the compost heap, growing, it creates a decorative corner. It is great if next to the planting site there is a support or something on which the plant will then trudge. One phycephaly bush occupies a huge territory, plant it according to the scheme 350x350 cm. Ripe fruits ripen as needed in early autumn, after frost. The pumpkin tastes like unsweetened melon.
In the process of growth, the culture needs to be weeded, watered well and fed with mineral fertilizers 2 - 3 times during the growing season.
The pumpkin should be stored in a dry place, the storage temperature should be 8 - 10 degrees. For long-term storage, leave the stalk 10 -1 5 cm long.
Usage
Fig-leaved pumpkin has valuable properties, strengthens the immune system, removes cholesterol and toxins from the body, smoothes the skin. This gift of nature is recommended to be included in the diet of people with pancreatic diseases, kidney, liver, and gallbladder diseases. Patients with cardiovascular diseases, gastritis, colitis can safely eat pumpkin and even raw. Fruits contain B vitamins, help to improve metabolism, and is indicated for the healing of wounds and skin diseases.
You can eat young shoots, fruits and even roots. The leaves of the plant are rich in calcium, sodium, iron and phosphorus. Figurative pumpkin seeds are used for making desserts, in addition, they have an anthelmintic effect. However, during pregnancy, seeds are contraindicated, since they can provoke a miscarriage. Pumpkin pulp is used for salads, you can cook jam from it, which tastes like pineapple. Unripe fruits are fried like zucchini, you can pickle them, salt them. Ripe fruits are suitable for making caviar.
Figleaf Gourd has its own unique exotic flavor, plant it and cook healthy meals for the whole family.
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