Re: Green to Orange
I have kept pumkins that I picked early or late and they last in my
house for 4 months before I carve them. I assume they would last even
longer.
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>From: "MICHAEL KAMORSKI" <kamorski@worldnet.att.net>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Green to Orange
>Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 21:28:51 -0600
>
>Hi List,
>
>Someone please help me with whether or not pumpkins will continue to ripen
>AFTER they are picked. I have picked green pumpkins and they turn orange
>within a few weeks of being picked. Is it considered ripening if the color
>develops off the vine? Is it best to let the fruit ripen fully on the vine
>before picking? I've heard that pumpkins that are left to ripen on the
>vine keep longer after they are picked...can anyone confirm this?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pumpkin253@aol.com
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: powdery mildew
>
>
> Benalate is the best at stopping powdery mildew. spray it on now, at
>2-tbsp per gallon and it will wipe out your mildew problems.
>
>
> Ron W
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