{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Shared Soil","title":"Curious About Cucurbits","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2192,"description":"Kendall and Rebecca talk with UNH Plant Genetics Researcher Chris Hernandez about what a cucurbit is; the production, breeding, and classification of pumpkins and squash, and some of the ongoing challenges for today’s growers.\nShow notes:  \nChris Hernandez: chris.hernandez@unh.edu\nCucurbit: any vining crop belonging to the plant family Cucurbitaceae, which includes pumpkins, squash, melons, and cucumbers.\nGrowing Pumpkins: https://extension.unh.edu/blog/2019/05/how-can-i-successfully-grow-my-own-pumpkins-halloween\nSoil Testing Services: https://extension.unh.edu/agriculture-gardens/pest-disease-growing-tools/soil-testing-services\nExtension Yard and Garden Info Line: https://extension.unh.edu/agriculture-gardens/yard-garden or 1-877-398-4769\nUNH Cucurbits Breeding and Genetics Program: https://colsa.unh.edu/resource/cucurbits-breeding-genetics-program\nDill’s Atlantic Giant and Growing Giant Pumpkins: https://cfaes.osu.edu/fact-sheet/growing-giant-pumpkins-home-garden\nThe Great Pumpkin Commonwealth: https://gpc1.org/\nUNH Cooperative Extension: https://extension.unh.edu/\nKendall Kunelius – kendall.kunelius@unh.edu  \nRebecca Dube – rebecca.dube@unh.edu  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RL0clU59471b1Zqz4VRDN10ZSBhJXPeAvazrvSTAEIw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZDg4/ODUwOTI1MzFjNTlm/ZjQ3ZDQ1ZTFiZDY3/YTY3OC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}