Pumpkin is an annual vine herb of Cucurbitaceae of Viola, originating from Mexico to Central America, and is widely cultivated all over the world.It is a late summer and early autumn when the mature vegetables, flowering in May to July, fruit in July to September, mature in September, usually mature a few days after the market can be smooth.However, if it is greenhouse cultivation, under suitable conditions, pumpkins can be supplied all year round, so that people can buy pumpkins all year round.
Pumpkins are usually ripe and on the market in summer and autumn, and their prices vary according to the season, variety, and planting area.In the natural mature season of pumpkin, there are usually a large number of pumpkins on the market, this time the price of pumpkin is the most cost-effective, taste is also very good, the price is usually about a dollar a kilo.Although the consumption level of different places is different, the price of ordinary pumpkins will not vary too much.
However, there are many varieties of pumpkins, and there are some differences in prices between different varieties.For example, in the same period, Hunan's honey pumpkin was only 0.5 yuan per catty, while Shandong Weifang's Golden No.2 red pumpkin reached 3 yuan per catty, Shaanxi's cream pumpkin was 0.7 yuan per kilogram, Shandong Weifang's Beibei pumpkin was 2.5 yuan per kilogram, Hebei Baoding's chestnut pumpkin was 0.85 yuan per kilo, and Guizhou's small millstone pumpkin was 2.5 yuan per kilo.Pumpkins of different varieties and different planting areas will have certain differences, so it is necessary to decide to buy them according to the specific local market conditions.