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Central Minnesota

Any suggestions for keeping a Field Pumpkin until weighoff? I tried an early pollination this year on my 106 and it turned out very well, but it is totally done growing. It is orange now and sitting on the vine. I would like to get it to an early weighoff but that is still a month away. Any thoughts on keeping them from going bad? We still have a couple weeks of heat to get through and last year I lost my early one.

8/19/2014 10:55:46 AM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Scott, I have always left them on the vine, off the ground, covered with a white sheet, with mice/rat poison close by.

8/19/2014 11:11:04 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Yep get them off the ground, keep them attached to the vine, Cover them to keep them cool, and wipe down with bleach solution.

8/19/2014 1:11:36 PM

Lexington, Ky

Agree 100% with Bill's thoughts....it works.

8/19/2014 1:11:38 PM

Lexington, Ky

And with Linus...lol

8/19/2014 1:12:20 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

On second thought take a picture and sent to me...I am itching to carve.

8/19/2014 1:12:54 PM

Central Minnesota

Man do I have carvers for you, some of those 100 pounders would be perfect carvers with their shape. Thanks for the advice.

8/19/2014 3:24:05 PM