pumpkin can i pick it?

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pumpkin can i pick it?
« on: September 19, 2011, 19:04 »
i have a largish pumpkin about 2 feet accross its gone full colour and not getting any bigger i dont think,i want it for haloween(dont like eating them :tongue2:)should i pick it or leave it longer,thanks in advance :)

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Re: pumpkin can i pick it?
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2011, 20:13 »
Normal practice is to leave it as long as possible to ripen,as the longer they ripen the longer they keep.....just make sure you get it in before the first frosts.
But if you are not planning to keep it I dont suppose it matters....

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Re: pumpkin can i pick it?
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2011, 20:55 »
Don't forget to leave some of the stem on it when you do pick it, too.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: pumpkin can i pick it?
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2011, 22:47 »
If you cut it and bring it into the warmth of a house or a greenhouse for about a week the skin will harden and the colour will intensify. Then put it somewhere cool but frostproof.

Rather than cut the stalk, cut the plant stem a few inches either side to form a T.

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Re: pumpkin can i pick it?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 19:14 »
cheers guys nice one  :)


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