The Pumpkin

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Across
  1. 1. refered to as the handle
  2. 3. reason fore wearing gloves during harvest
  3. 4. genus of pumpkin
  4. 5. if planting for Halloween in GA, then this month
  5. 6. this culinary type will last 27 weeks on the shelf
  6. 7. dark orange variety with very dark green handle
  7. 10. the skin as well as the pulp
  8. 11. white mold
  9. 13. good _______ is important in both curing and storage
  10. 15. greek word meaning "large melon"
  11. 16. indented ridges on the outside of the plant
  12. 17. pumpkin's belly button
  13. 18. the general area inside the pumpkin
  14. 19. fibrous strands
Down
  1. 1. more than a "jacket" covering the seed
  2. 2. place of origin
  3. 3. small type of pumpkin mostly for pie creation
  4. 8. geographic shape that pumpkins are planted in, not rows
  5. 9. original forms of cooking required open _____
  6. 10. most dependable pumpkin variety
  7. 11. give the ability to generate a new pumpkin
  8. 12. the meat and yummy part of the plant
  9. 14. twist around surrounding to stabalize plant
  10. 17. fungus disease usually contracted during storage