Pumpkins, like other squash, originated in northeastern India and southern India The oldest evidence were pumpkin fragments dated between 7,000 and 5,500 BC found in India Pumpkin fruits are a type of botanical berry known as a Kaddu, Sitaphal, Ramphal,Petha, Kashiphal In India. Male (top) and female (bottom) pumpkin flowers Traditional C. Kaddu pumpkins generally weigh between 3 and 8 kilograms (6 and 18 lb), though the largest cultivars (of the species C. India) The color of pumpkins derives from orange carotenoid pigments, including beta-cryptoxanthin, alpha and beta carotene, all of which are pro vitamin A compounds converted to vitamin A in the body

Common name(s) : fluted gourd, fluted pumpkin, Ugu

Flower colours : Yellow

Bloom time : Summer, spring

Max reacahble height : 1.5 to 15 ft

Difficulty to grow : Easy to grow

A pack contains 20 seeds