When working with any garden crop, you need to adhere to simple rules.
They should not be picked too early, but they should not be kept in the garden bed longer than necessary either.
Therefore, it is necessary to know when to harvest a particular crop. Many do not even think about pumpkins during the summer cottage season, since the crops are easy to care for and unpretentious. However, they should also be harvested at the appointed time.
What signs will tell
Assess the pumpkin visually
If you remember what kind of pumpkin you planted, then look at what color the peel of the ripened crop should be. If the color is as it should be, you can start harvesting.
Look at the pumpkin skin too: the gloss should give way to a matte finish. In this case, the pumpkin is ready for harvesting and storage.
Sound
Many people know that you can tell if a pumpkin is "ready" by ear. To do this, you should come up to it and knock on the fruit. The presence of characteristic dull sounds indicates that you can pick the crop.
Other signs
The skin of a ripe pumpkin tolerates light pressure well and retains its shape, so you can press on it. The stems of a ripe pumpkin become very strong, but the leaves dry out almost completely.
