How and Where Do Fruits and Vegetables Grow
How and Where Do Fruits and Vegetables Grow? People often buy fruits and vegetables from the supermarket. But have you ever wondered how and where they grow?
How Do Mangoes Grow? Mangoes come in a variety of shapes sizes and originate from different continents including Africa. They have one large stone in the middle. Mangoes hang down from the trees.
How Do Bananas Grow? The scientific name for banana means ‘fruit of the wise men’. A cluster of bananas is called a hand, and a single banana is called a finger. Each banana hand has about 10 to 20 fingers.
How Do Pomegranates Grow? The word pomegranate means apple with many seeds. Pomegranates belong to the berry family. Pomegranates are classified as a super fruit. Pomegranates can have between 200 and 1400 seeds.
How Do Passion fruit Grow? Passionfruit grow on vines. They are small, spherical fruit. It is green and when its ripe it is purple. The fruit contains many small, black seeds covered with the fruit's flesh. It is sweet.
How Do Watermelons Grow? Watermelons have been cultivated in Egypt for more than 5, 000 years. Because watermelons are native to Africa, they need hot, sunny conditions to thrive. Some varieties need up to 130 warm days to ripen. They’re 92 percent water, making them a perfect refresher for those hot summer months
How Do Pineapples Grow? . The word "pineapple" means fragrance of perfumes. Pineapples grow from bushes on the ground.
Check It Out! Have a look at the labels on fruits and vegetables next time you are in the supermarket. Can you find out where they were grown?
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