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"Squash-Art" found at the Pumpkin´Island in Dormagen.
Squashes are four species of the genus Cucurbita,
also called pumpkins and marrows depending on
variety or the nationality of the speaker.
Squashes are categorized as summer squash or
winter squash, depending on when they are
harvested.
Summer squashes, including young vegetable
marrows (such as zucchini [also known as
courgette], pattypan and yellow crookneck) are
harvested during the summer, while the skin is
still tender and the fruit relatively small. They
are consumed almost immediately and require
little or no cooking.
Winter squashes (such as butternut, Hubbard,
buttercup, ambercup, acorn, spaghetti
squash/vegetable spaghetti and pumpkin) are
harvested at the end of summer, generally cured
to further harden the skin, and stored in a cool
place for eating later. They generally require
longer cooking time than summer squashes. (Note:
Although the term winter squash is used here to
differentiate from summer squash, it is also
commonly used to refer only to those squashes of
the maxima species.)
Squash is native to North America and was one of
the "Three Sisters" planted by Native Americans.
Its name translates roughly to "eaten raw" in
native American cultures. The Three Sisters were
the three main indigenous plants used for
agriculture: maize (corn), beans, and squash.
These were usually planted together, with the
cornstalk providing support for the climbing
beans, and shade for the squash. The squash vines
provided groundcover to limit weeds.
Squash is considered a Berry, with outer wall or
rind formed from receptacle tissue fused to the
exocarp; the Fleshy interior is composed of
mesocarp and endocarp.
In addition to the fruit, other parts of the
plant are edible. Squash seeds can be eaten
directly, ground into paste, or (particularly for
pumpkins) pressed for vegetable oil. The shoots,
leaves, and tendrils can be eaten as greens. The
blossoms are an important part of native American
cooking and are also used in many other parts of the world.
[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_%28fruit%29]
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- cosmln (87)
- [2006-11-03 13:00]
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Hi Thor,
happy to find you also here.
very nice pumpkins and indeed is art there.
perfect details, colour and that diagonal line crate a more want to look to the next and next and next and next...
TFS,
cosmln
Hi Thorsten,
wer hat sich denn da sooooo viel Mühe mit diesem Muster gemacht, sieht klasse aus.
Bei uns hat's heute schon geschneit - vorbei mit der goldenen Herbstzeit, schade.
Viele Grüße
Sabine - wishnugaruda
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- c_rapp
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(7282) - [2006-11-03 19:27]
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Is there a pumpkin castle at the end? Another very cool picture. A very tasty road. TFS Always a joy to see your pictures.
Christan
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- Lionel
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(3737) - [2006-11-04 3:29]
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Bonjour.
Bravo pour cette belle composition et cette note explicative très riche.
Beautiful "Squat"...which is what we call it here in Texas! Love your diagonal lines here! Beautiful color and sharpness!
Points tomorrow!
Linda
I hope that in the end, someone will be eating all this abundance. Pumpkin pie until you burst! It is Otti's favorite!
Cheers
Otto
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