In this video, I give you 5 tips on how to tell if a pumpkin is ripe and ready to pick or harvest.
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Don't tap with the flat of your fingers. Use your knuckles or fingertips.
You can learn the difference in sound depending on the hardness of the flesh. Problem is, every type of pumpkin has its own set of sounds.
Tapping is useful when you buy pumpkins at a market or grocery store. You can tap a few, and when you get a longer resonance, you know it is more ripe.
The methods presented in this video, are far more reliable, and do not require the keen ear that takes some time to develop.
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I can’t help myself….I spank all of my pumpkins. It’s an unspoken obsession that is now out in the open. Your videos are absolutely outstanding. My husband is a huge fan. Thank you.
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Useful information, thanks! I'd like to see more videos on how to know when to harvest various veg from the garden. How to tell ultimate ripeness, how best to store over the winter, when/if to stop watering for final ripening and to augment the flavor. That kind of thing. Thanks for considering!
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Another ripeness check, is to check the flower end. When the pumpkin ripens, a circle will form around the flower end that will enlarge as it gets riper and riper. May not apply to all species.
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My pumpkins are getting huge but arebt showing any of the signs you discussed. Cant actually tell if they sound hollow or not so im glad you made this video. Now I guess I just have to keep an actual careful eye on them since i only have the three and now I'm scared of pests. I just cant believe how big they are and are still not ready!
What pumpkins are those?! Beautiful fruit
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I'm growing pumpkins for the first time this year and this helped me a lot, thank you!
Thanks for the pumpkin videos from an aussie that lives in the UK! Growing my first queensland blues and I can't wait to harvest them in a few months, they've been my pride and joy.
how do you eat them?
Check size.
Dullness is better.
Stem being dark and brittle, easily snapped upon wriggling. Vine browning and dying off.
Check weight, too light don't harvest.
Check for splitting, blemishes and pest damaging.
6:33 Examples.
if still sep can leave vine I want use for October ? got some orang and hard so think pick know but want October leave vine hope October hits use it then.
MARK, the Cocoberras (sp?) do not overtake the speaking as you might speak. It is actually quite enjoyable for those of us who havent seen nor heard them except in the "cocookaberra sits in the ole' oak tree" song we Americans heard when we were young. Seriously, they aren't overtaking what we the onlookers hear! Rock On!
From America!
We usually pick pumpkins when the weather turns cold.
Hi,I am so inspired by your lovely video’s,I’ve planted some pumpkin seeds in a tub. Can you tell me how long it takes to grow ?
Great info Mark thanks.
Hi there, thanks for the video. Another reliable way (I was told) is to look for the tendril at the node where the pumpkin/squash/gourd/melon joins the vine. If the tendril is dry, the pumpkin/squash/gourd/melon is ripe or mature for picking.
Thanks for all the tips very informative
I always got told to wait until the vine dries up and dies away
I dehydrate leftover pumpkin puree and it's awesome sprinkled in oatmeal, vanilla yogurt, popcorn, pancake batter, cheesecake batter and even Alfredo sauce! It takes up so little room to store it and the flavor is more concentrated -I don't know why the grocery stores only sell canned pumpkin instead of dry in the US.
You can make pumpkin punch boil the pumpkin blend it add cinnamon nutmeg condensed milk to ur taste and add a little alcohol if you want.