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grimsby Ontario Canada

hi there everybody this is my first year at growing these amazing giants and, i was wondering if someone could help me out with a question, i have 4 pumpkins growing 1 on main vine its 19 DAP and 131.5 OTT and 3 on side vines about basketball size should i take them off and if i do will they turn orange if stored properly for october or rot....thanks

8/18/2013 11:49:03 AM

Spanaway

take them off keep 1 pumpkin to a plant bury your vines prune .they are done after they have been culded

8/18/2013 11:51:47 AM

grimsby Ontario Canada

all my pumpkins are smooth and yellow as of right now, none are orange as of yetif i pull them off will they turn orange or orange-like

8/18/2013 11:57:55 AM

Bellevue, Ohio

No they will rot in about a week.

8/18/2013 12:00:01 PM

BC, Canada

I don't agree that they will necessarily rot after being cut off the vine. Treat them with a light bleach or h2o2 solution, a little fungicide, sulfur rub lightly, and let them dry carefully. I keep 20 pound eating squash and pumpkins for 6 - 8 months every year. My 642 AG set inside the local supermarket for over a month three years back. I would think the smaller ones would have a better chance of lasting a while. Until Oct. ??
And I don't think the colour will change very much.
Give it a try, nothing to lose.

8/18/2013 12:23:40 PM

Federal Way, WA

You might want to cull the side vine fruit one a day, just in case, ha. Even with my very slow growing pumpkins, I culled a side vine fruit and got some massive blossom-end leaking and little splits on the keeper.

8/18/2013 12:30:54 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

I agree they will rot..if the flesh is not mature...they rot quickly

8/18/2013 3:48:05 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Young pumpkins will not last off the vine. They will turn black not orange.

8/18/2013 6:20:20 PM