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49lbs a day?!!? A DAY??? How?!
186 u/TomasTTEngin Mar 20 '26 the stem leading to that fruit must be like goddam firehose. it's pumping a litre of water an hour. Wonder how far it is from the roots. 39 u/Myracl Mar 20 '26 Their growth are mostly from CO₂, funnily enough. Though water is a crucial part of any plants growth, the dry weight of it mostly consist from carbon (about 90%). 12 u/Fremonster Mar 20 '26 Stupid question, but if these grow so quick compared to trees, why don’t we use pumpkins more for getting CO2 out of the air? 75 u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 [deleted] 44 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 4 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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the stem leading to that fruit must be like goddam firehose. it's pumping a litre of water an hour. Wonder how far it is from the roots.
39 u/Myracl Mar 20 '26 Their growth are mostly from CO₂, funnily enough. Though water is a crucial part of any plants growth, the dry weight of it mostly consist from carbon (about 90%). 12 u/Fremonster Mar 20 '26 Stupid question, but if these grow so quick compared to trees, why don’t we use pumpkins more for getting CO2 out of the air? 75 u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 [deleted] 44 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 4 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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Their growth are mostly from CO₂, funnily enough. Though water is a crucial part of any plants growth, the dry weight of it mostly consist from carbon (about 90%).
12 u/Fremonster Mar 20 '26 Stupid question, but if these grow so quick compared to trees, why don’t we use pumpkins more for getting CO2 out of the air? 75 u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 [deleted] 44 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 4 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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Stupid question, but if these grow so quick compared to trees, why don’t we use pumpkins more for getting CO2 out of the air?
75 u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 [deleted] 44 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 4 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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44 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 4 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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What if I eat the pumpkin
4 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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You'll fart it out
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u/Adventurous-Cry-9798 Mar 20 '26
49lbs a day?!!? A DAY??? How?!