Where do the plants get the material to make pumpkins? The ground around the plants doesn't seem to get any lower.
2006-08-05 11:22:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Plants synthesize glucose from CO2, water and sunlight through photosynthesis. CO2 comes into the plant through the leaves, and the water comes up through the ground. It only uses the soil for minerals. Most of the pumpkin is glucose, complex sugars (cellulose and starch), and water.
2006-08-05 12:32:21 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's a big deal in Half Moon Bay California. The winners are squash but not the pupkin that we are familiar with. They get the genetically large seeds to begin with. Super fertilize and turn them, have one per vine, and have been known to run I.V.s into the stems to increase the water weight. They also cover them with wet blankets and tarps to keep them from drying out and loosing weight on the way to the judging.
2006-08-05 19:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by NoPoaching 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
another wonder of God
2006-08-05 18:27:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
miracle grow!!! :D
2006-08-05 18:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋