sickpup
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pumpkin questionHi, i grew pumpkins this year and i have one that is almost fully orange but it has snapped off the vine( i think the kids have been pulling on it) it has a few very pale green patches on it, it sounds hollow when i tap it but my thumb nail breaks the skin when i press it, is it ripe? will it ripen off the plant?
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tahir
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It's very early. Might be worth putting it somewhere sunny and dry to see if it hardens up a bit
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OtleyLad
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Most squashes will ripen quite well off the plant (they just won't get any bigger).
Somewhere warm & dry with good ari circulation is ideal - like a conservatory or greenhouse.
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sickpup
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thanks for your help guys. I think all of mine have finished growing anyway they are all turning orange and none of them seem to be getting any bigger
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Nicky cigreen
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should be ok - so long as you stop sticking your thumbnail into it!
I have picked squashes early before of frost and successfully finished ripening them indoors, in the sunshine
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Shan
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Same thing happened to me. I have it ripening up in the greenhouse.
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