This morning I headed out to the garden to photograph the pumpkins so I could record their growth. As I was inspecting them I noticed one of our Cinderella pumpkins was starting to get a little hole in it. So I picked it.
There is still a wee bit of green on the pumpkin, but hopefully it will orange up here in a few days and ripen enough so I can process the pumpkin meat to enjoy later this winter.
While I was out there I also picked a what I thought was a Queensland Blue and a Jarrahdale pumpkin. But as I was bringing the pumpkins to the porch I noticed small splashes of orange on the underside of the Queensland blue pumpkin.
I think I messed up. I think I accidently picked a French Musquée de Provence instead. Crap! It appears I jumped the gun too early. Dang. Well, at least I have 3 more of these growing in the garden. Now I know to just wait.
Grrrr.
Do you think it will ripen, or am I stuck with a green pumpkin?
~Mavis
Sakura says
I think they’ll still turn orange if you leave 4 or 5 inches of vine at the top.
Dale Ann says
Here in Northern Minnesota at least two thirds of my pumpkins are still green when the killing frost arrives and they need to be cut and brought inside to keep from being damaged by frost. Over the years I have learned that if my pumpkins show even a hint of orange on the bottom side they do ripen up over time, some a bit faster than others.
Mavis says
Thanks, I’m holding out hope it will ripen. 🙂