Pumpkin Vines

• Pumpkins are large vegetables that grow on vines.

• (Since they develop from flower blossoms, they are really fruits, but we call them vegetables.)

Pumpkin Bud

• Pumpkin vines have large buds that turn into flowers.

Pumpkin Blossom

• This yellow blossom will turn into a pumpkin soon after it opens.

Pumpkin Field

• When pumpkins are ripe, they turn orange and their stems wither and die.

Pick-Up Truck

• After they ripen, they are put on trucks and taken to pumpkin patches.

Pumpkin Patch

• A pumpkin patch is a place with a lot of pumpkins for sale.

• The pumpkins are usually kept on the ground.

Buying a Pumpkin

• Parents and their children visit pumpkin patches to buy pumpkins for Halloween.

Gigantic Pumpkin

• This pumpkin is gigantic.

• Gigantic means very, very large.

Removing Pulp and Seeds

• To make a jack-o-lantern you need to cut off the top.

• Then you need to take out the seeds and the pulp.

Pumpkin Pulp and Seeds

• The inside of a pumpkin has pulp and seeds.

Carving the Face

• After you remove the seeds and pulp, you carve a face on the pumpkin.

• You can draw the face with a pencil.

Roasted Seeds

• Roasted pumpkin seeds taste delicious.

• This is a mixture of pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds.

Jack-O-Lanterns

• Many people put their jack-o-lanterns outside to greet trick-or-treaters.

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