When will the pumpkins be picked?

Pumpkins mature in summer and autumn, usually in July-September. Pumpkins bloom in May-July and bear fruit in July-September. If you pick at this time, the skin color of the pumpkin will become lighter, the skin of the pumpkin will become hard, and the pumpkin will be stored for a long time and taste very delicious.

Pumpkins are usually listed in July-September, because the purchase season, variety and planting area are different, and the price is different. In the season when pumpkins are mature and listed in large quantities, that is, the cheapest season, even if the local consumption level is different, the price will not be much different.

Pumpkin picking time

Pumpkins mature in summer and autumn, usually in July-September. Pumpkins bloom in May-July and bear fruit in July-September. If you pick at this time, the skin color of the pumpkin will become lighter, the skin of the pumpkin will become hard, and the pumpkin will be stored for a long time and taste very delicious.

Pumpkin harvesting method

Pumpkins are best harvested in the cool morning, and the harvesting method is best by hand to avoid damaging pumpkins. When harvesting, cut a section of vines with a length of 5- 10 cm from the handle of the pumpkin, and then keep a section of fruit stalks.

Pumpkin picking post-treatment

Pumpkins can be placed directly indoors after picking. Before stacking, the ground should be covered with a layer of fine sand, wheat straw or straw. When stacking pumpkins on the paved ground, leave a passage. In addition, the direction of placing pumpkins should be consistent with the direction of growth, and the heads of pumpkins can be piled into round piles one by one.