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They usually have a thicker skin—think pumpkins, spaghetti squash and butternut squash—that can be removed with a sharp vegetable peeler or a chef's knife. Gourds generally have a skin similar ...

Prince Edward Islanders looking to try their hand at growing giant pumpkins will have the chance to learn from the best this ...

pumpkin sitting in a temperature-controlled ... his 438.5-pound vegetable — a Lilliputian to today’s Gulliverian gourds — won first place. His son, Danny, 50, who now runs the family farm ...

We’ve already rounded up the best apple-picking spots in the area, and now we’re giving you a list of local farms to visit for gourds, squash, and of course, pumpkins. Take advantage of this ...

Boston University’s iconic Pumpkin Drop turns rotting pumpkins into tools for science. Hosted by the Physics Department, the event features pumpkins thrown from the Metcalf Science Center roof ...

Researchers have, for the first time, sequenced specific gene regions from a set of fruit fly species found on cucurbitaceous crops like pumpkins, cucumbers and gourds ...