Pumpkin life

37 chief · Jun 13, 2009

I have several volunteer pumpkin plants that I let grow. The pumpkins look good, and will be a good size, and be ready soon. Will they keep until Holloween?
How should they be stored? Thanks stan

Mike (WA) · Jun 13, 2009

They've got fully grown pumpkins already? What's up with that? I let volunteer cantelopes grow in my compost pile every year- they're at about the two leaf stage right now, pretty much the same as the squash I planted in the garden. You must be in Costa Rica or something. . .

Walterdavies · Jun 13, 2009

Better prey for cold weather pumpkins won't last long after they leave the plant.
Walt

RobMD · Jun 13, 2009

Today, a neighnor is PLANTING pumpkins.

37 chief · Jun 13, 2009

California. Stan

twopop · Jun 13, 2009

if they are kept out of the sun,they will last about a year before they start to rot

Tom671 · Jun 13, 2009

Wash the pumpkin in a mild bleach water, then let it dry and then spray Armoral on it.
That will keep it from rotting until fall.

Dave H (MI) · Jun 13, 2009

"How should they be stored?"

In pie, soup, cookies, ....

Make extra pies, send me one.

Mike (WA) · Jun 13, 2009

We used to wipe our winter squash off with water and formaldehyde solution- they would keep most of the winter, in a warm, dry place (upstairs, near the chimney). As for pumpkins coming off now, I'd be surprised if any make it to Halloween.

barn E · Jun 13, 2009

Uncle in SC used to keep them a long time. Put them under the house(open on one side)on a pile of dirt. Dave

Howard H. · Jun 13, 2009

Hey Stan -

Do you know where/how they grew last time??

I've seen volunteer or saved seed "go wild" several times with pumpkins... I think it can cross with squash or butternut squash (or whatever it grew near) when the seed was created and be sort of a weird hybrid...

Maybe a geneticist can correct or clarify this, but I'm a little gunshy of volunteer pumpkins/squash...

Just my 2 cents,
HH

Rootsy · Jun 15, 2009

(quoted from post at 08:50:10 06/13/09) Today, a neighnor is PLANTING pumpkins.

I spent all weekend putting pumpkins in the ground...

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