RE: pumpkin harvest (fwd)
When your leaves die back. On regular pumpkins conneticut field,
cinderella etc. when the pumpkins turn orange and the leaves are pretty
much dead and the vine is drying up is very important so the stem of the
pumpkin won't shrivel up after picking. On atlantic giants turning orange
is not a sign that it is ready yet. They take a much longer time to mature
and develop their seeds and still put on some growth, I wait until the
leaves die back and the vine gets soft and is no longer firm. I leave them
on the vine as long as possible as long as frost and no threat of a lot of
rainy weather is around. If you get a frost here is a hint if it comes
unexpectedly, On most hardy plants including a pumpkin fruit if you go out
early in the morning right before sunrise and spray with water to melt the
frost off, you will have minimal to no damage. Because the suns rays
does the most damage after a frost. NOTE: I said hardy plants. A pumpkin
leaf will not survive a frost they are very fragile. But I have saved
pumpkin fruit and tomato plants etc. by doing this.
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher P. Lindsey [SMTP:lindsey@mallorn.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 6:24 PM
To: pumpkins@lorien.mallorn.com
Subject: pumpkin harvest (fwd)
Here's a question that came to webmaster... Anyone have any answers
that they're willing to Cc: ljlewis@acsu.buffalo.edu on?
Chris
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> How do I know (without counting days) when it is time to pick my pumpkin?
> It is large and orange and beautiful. Should it stay on the vine to dry
or
> should I pick it to dry for Halloween?
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