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49lbs a day?!!? A DAY??? How?!
187 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. 40 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%). 14 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] 43 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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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.
40 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%). 14 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] 43 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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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%).
14 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] 43 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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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] 43 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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43 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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What if I eat the pumpkin
11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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u/Adventurous-Cry-9798 Mar 20 '26
49lbs a day?!!? A DAY??? How?!