Store pumpkins with space between them and a humidity of 50 to 60 percent. So if necessary, you can place them indoors. To cure pumpkins, leave them in the sun for 10 to 14 days. Pumpkins need to be cured before storing long term. Harvest pumpkins before the first fall frost. If the stem breaks off, the pumpkin will start rotting sooner. When picking up pumpkins, lift them from below instead of the stem. In hills, set seeds 1 inch deep with 4 or 5 seeds per hill. Leave a long stem so that the pumpkin will last longer. Also, the rind will be hard and not easily dented by a fingernail.Ĭut the pumpkins from the vine with a sharp knife or pruning shears. Some are bright orange, others are pale, and some are white. This color is different for each variety. When pumpkins are ripe, the rinds will be hard, and the color should be the right shade for their mature size.
Now you can use them for all your fall decor plans and in your favorite recipes. Let the fun begin! Harvesting pumpkins is the best part. Or you can plant them all at the same time to have one harvest. If you are growing multiple pumpkin plants, you can also stagger the planting if desired to give you options for harvesting. This means you could plant a Jarrahdale pumpkin as late as June 20 and as early as April 20. We’ll count back 14 days for curing and then 95 days to reach maturity. Place 3 seeds in the areas you want for a plant to grow. Seeds’ long sides can be gently filed using nail files, reducing the seed coat and speeding up the germination process. Let’s say you want to have it ready to display on October 7. For faster germination, soak seeds for a few minutes in water for 1 hour before planting. (You can skip curing time if you will be eating or using them right away and not storing them.)įor example, if you are growing the blue-gray Jarrahdale pumpkin, it takes 95 days to grow to maturity. Then count back the number of days needed for the pumpkins to grow to maturity. Then count back 10 to 14 days for curing time. To time your pumpkin harvest, consider what day you want to display or use your pumpkins. You will also want to make sure that the pumpkins have enough time to grow to maturity before the first fall frost. Sow or plant a successive crop 4 weeks later. Therefore, they shouldn’t be planted until the daytime temperatures are above 70✯ and the nights are frost free. Sow pumpkin seed or set out transplants about 2 weeks after the last expected frost in spring. Succinctly all stages of planting Pumpkin seeds as follows. Pumpkins are a warm-weather crop and are not frost tolerant. Seed shoots out 6 - 10 days, first harvest Pumpkin start 60 - 90 HST (Day after Planting). However, you also need to consider the first fall frost. With harvesting considerations in mind and the pumpkin growing conditions, you won’t plant pumpkins in many locations until June or even July. When planting pumpkins, timing is everything, especially if you want to have them ready for Halloween or to use in fall decor.
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