The Surprising History of Pumpkins

Pumpkins are my favorite plant related thing. Even without being carved there’s just something charming about the big orange gourd.

Cooked dinner outside over the fire last night. I love autumn

I love fall, simply because I get to see these funny orange lads. They are so nice! In our garden, once a Pumpkin is harvested, we roast some of the seeds, make a pie, carve it, dry it, and later use it as a bird feeder.

pumpkins are just so viscerally appealing for some reason. just holding one makes things right in the world

Giant pumpkin grower here. At the time of this video the record for a giant pumpkin was actually 2624 pounds not 2324. As of yesterday September 26 2121 the new record is now 2702 pounds grown by an Italian man.

My Dad once told me they where selectively breed from potatoes, in Ireland, by a guy named Jack, of the O'lanten clan, and I believed him for a lot longer than I'm willing to admit.

These videos are sadly underrated, making history enjoyable to understand is a hard thing to do.

"field pumpkins" are usually not eaten they are used as decorations and animal feed. "pie pumpkins" are usually C. maxima like the cinderella pumpkin, which is really just an heirloom pie pumpkin. In modern times they have cultivars specifically for producing pie fillings industrially.

Always love to see a new Fruit of Learning video in my inbox!

Ah yes, pumpkins. The sort of quality content is the reason I subscribed for.

in addition to “pumpion”, “Pumpkin” may come from the Wampanoag word “pôhpukun” (literally:”grows forth round”), they’re also the creators of the word “moose”

this food series is so cute and interesting, thank you so much for making them

Whoever invented pumpkin pie is a legend

As a kid growing up in the USA,we always toasted pumpkin seeds. Loved it.

I absolutely love pumpkins! Every October I buy one from the local farmer's co-op. Not for carving up, but for cooking. My favorite recipe is a savory stuffed pumpkin that uses cooked ground beef (or cooked ground buffalo or venison), lots of sage, dry mustard, pepper, salt, eggs and wild rice. It comes from the Hidatsa people. As for decorations, my plastic LED-lit pumpkin does just fine. As for "pumpkin chucking" - Just wasteful! Disrespectful to our food, and all our brothers and sisters who don't have enough to eat. Anyhow, a pretty and informative video.

One of the best thing about growing Pumpkins (and other squashes) is that their flowers are edible and taste amazing. Each vine produces flowers many times throughout the season. Squash vines in general are a very giving plant.

All the great foods that came from Mexico, that is amazing 👍

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, I LOVE PUMPKIN! 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

wow ! man , this is a perfect example real video art . right from the start your collage of artwork masterpieces and stunning photography is in itself the creation of a 21st century media masterpiece . PERFECT ! and I actually enjoyed your narrative but somehow watching with no sound the second time gave me tighter focus on the visual beauty . either way you truly deserve the international pumpkin award .