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| 110 days | The time it takes a pumpkin vine to produce mature pumpkins |
| Sandy, sandy loam, or clay loam | The best soil types for pumpkins |
| Four feet | Pumpkin seeds should be planted this far apart |
| 15-20 feet | Pumpkin vines may get this long |
| Illinois | The state which produces the most pumpkins in the U.S. |
| 16.6 million | The number of Jack-O-Lanterns that could be made from Illinois pumpkins each year |
| Pumpkin pie, muffins, cookies, bread, soup, butter, ice cream, tea | A few uses for pumpkins |
| 1092 pounds | The weight of the pumpkin holding the record for heaviest weight |
| Fall | The time of year Illinois pumpkins are harvested |
| Protein, Vitamin A, and iron | The nutritional value of pumpkins |
| Pepitas | Another word for pumpkin seeds |
| Tap root | The root of pumpkins that grows two to three feet deep |
| Five | The number of petals on a pumpkin blossom |
| Angiosperms | Pumpkins are called this because they are plants with flowers |
| 12 pounds | The weight of an average pumpkin |
| Blossom | The part of a pumpkin plant which becomes a pumpkin |
