Sleeping melon is also called pumpkin, hanging melon in Shandong and pumpkin in Northeast China. Edible, there are two kinds of orange and cyan, which are oblate or irregular gourd-shaped. Immature fruits are crispy and dense, and can be used as side dishes and fillings. Mature fruits include sweet noodles and porridge.

Pumpkins are annual vines. Stem length 10 meter, all bristles. The stem is pentagonal, hollow and slightly enlarged. Simple leaves alternate; Usually broadly ovoid, nearly round or heart-shaped, or sometimes shallowly divided into pentagons, about 15 ~ 30 cm long, with a sharp apex, a deep heart-shaped base, slightly wavy leaves and irregular small teeth. The leaves are green at the top and light green at the bottom, with slightly hard fuzz on both sides; The petiole is slightly longer than the leaf, cylindrical and hollow. There is a tendril on the axil side of the leaf, which is equal to the petiole. The upper part has five branches, and a young branch is born in the axil of the tendril. Flowers unisexual, axillary, monoecious, yellow; Female flower stalk is shorter and thicker than male flower stalk; The calyx tube of male flowers is short or short, hairy, the sepals are long and erect, often the top expands to form a leaf shape, the apex rolls back, the corolla is bell-shaped and funnel-shaped, the lobes shrink and roll back outward, the filaments are connected at the top, and the nectary disc is thick; The female calyx tube is flat on the upper part of the ovary, the corolla funnel is quadrangular, there are 3 pseudostamens, the nectary disk is thick, the ovary is lower, the style is straight, and the stigma is vertically divided. The fruit is large, oblate, oblong or oval, and its shape and size vary with varieties. The pericarp is generally dark green or green-white, and it is reddish brown when mature; The fruit stalk is hard and pentagonal, with a deep longitudinal groove on the surface and a slightly enlarged base. Seeds are numerous, flat, oval, yellowish white, with rough or not rough edges. The flowering period is from June to July. The fruiting period is August-September. Cultivate on the edge of houses, gardens and beaches. It is found all over the country.

In fact, these two melons are the same food, but people have different names because of different regions. Most people may be familiar with the name pumpkin.

Pumpkin is a kind of pumpkin, and many people like it. Pumpkin is a creature that likes warm environment. To plant pumpkins, we must first consider whether the climate can be warmer. If the place where the grower is located is not warm enough, it is recommended not to try to grow pumpkins. But now, with the development of science and technology, greenhouse can be used in many places. If you must try to grow pumpkins in a cold climate, this is also a feasible measure.

Pumpkin likes warmth, but it doesn't require special light, which is an important reason why it can be planted in greenhouse. Pumpkin doesn't need much light to grow, just give it a proper amount of sunshine every day. When it is hot in summer, you should keep out the sun. If the temperature is too high and the light is too strong, strong ultraviolet rays will burn the surface of pumpkin, which may directly lead to crop death.