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Instead of TAPPING a Pumpkin Do These 5 Things to Check for Ripeness

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In this video, I give you 5 tips on how to tell if a pumpkin is ripe and ready to pick or harvest.
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@Liap 3 года назад

Great tips! We just lift the pumpkin and twist it a little and if the stem snaps, we know it's ready to harvest 🎃 That's how we do it 🙂

@T0mtoma 3 года назад

Great tip! Thanks :)

@crouchingchickenhiddenegg 2 года назад

We wait until the stem changes color or turns grey

@sshuggi 3 года назад

5:40 You can also look at the tendril coming out of the same node in the vine. It will turn brown and wither when the fruit is ripe at that node.

@beth272 6 месяцев назад

Yes, that is how I know it's ready to pick. Is ripe

@RoseNZieg 6 месяцев назад

same here. I don't like the tapping method unless it's for melons. pumpkins are hardy enough to withstand being chipped by rodents. melons are the first to go if they are even slightly ripe.

@dewalediblegardens7800 3 года назад

I usually go by the clostst 'tendrils' (curly bits that grab on and wrap around things). If they have dried up, then it's ready. This is also one of the ways I check melons :)

@melindawolfUS 2 года назад

I dehydrate leftover pumpkin puree and it's awesome sprinkled in oatmeal, vanilla yogurt, popcorn, pancake batter, cheesecake batter and even Alfredo sauce! It takes up so little room to store it and the flavor is more concentrated -I don't know why the grocery stores only sell canned pumpkin instead of dry in the US.

@TheKrispyfort 5 месяцев назад

Good tip. Ta 👍

@ayina111 3 года назад

What a coincident! I just going to search about this topic! I had to visit my parents because my dad was sick. And I stayed there for 2,5 months (thanks to WFH). And when I go back home. My garden literally being taken over by pumpkins. It's my first time having them (I think I toss the seeds from supermarket pumpkins). And they are huge!!!

@electricdreams9446 3 года назад

Wow what a great surprise to come home to

@dana102083 3 года назад

Im glad you come from the type of people that "cut it off and eat it still". So much waste from the smallest of blemishes. 👌

@barbarawarren9443 3 года назад

I often prefer blemishes because organic veggies aren't always perfect. I'd rather have an insect or two take a bite first, rather than eat a pestide-laden specimen that just looks good, while promoting cancer. In the US, the medical industry, chemical companies, and food industry are all intertwined and feed off of one another for profit.

@brittneyrichmond6724 3 года назад

@@barbarawarren9443 there was a caterpillar eating some green beans at the store. I bought the green beans. They must be good. Lol

@markp1950 3 года назад

Never waste. What doesn't get eaten goes into compost.

@Rockzilla1122 3 года назад

@@barbarawarren9443 im gonna go out on a limb and say that you think vaccines cause autism, dont you

@lolzytimes4all 3 года назад

@@Rockzilla1122 lmao I was just thinking time to bring out the tin foil hats. Not saying pesticides are good, but preachy people like you, Barbara, make me more sick than any roundup ever has, merely by reading what you write.

@archieedwards3746 3 года назад

Great Chanel and a fantastic guy I don’t know how people can dislike these videos great vid mark 👍

@electricdreams9446 3 года назад

Jealousy probably

@boloking7717 3 года назад

@trapd00rspider Other videos have quite a few

@zk420zk 3 года назад

From experience, there are certain gardeners who think they know best and hate people who get better results from other methods. Every allotment I've ever rented had a cantankerous, old fool that made it his business to tell me what I was doing wrong. Every allotment I've ever rented had a cantankerous, old fool that sabotaged my plot in some way when I had better results than him.

@cristincarlisle7675 3 года назад

@trapd00rspider 7 dislikes

@Tom-co8uz 3 года назад

Can’t please everyone

@studiowolf1 3 года назад

I love watching this "Aussie bloke". I always gain a smile.

@parkerbeck3580 3 года назад

I love how Mark gets so distracted and teed off by the kookaburras. They don't even register for me. All part of the ambience.

@kyawswehan 3 года назад

he even edited the video to include one

@conniedavidson1807 3 года назад

I love the sound of the kookaburras.

@triciac1019 3 года назад

We don't have kucaburros here in the U.S., so it's so fun to hear them!

@amywalker7515 2 года назад

It's probably a lot louder on his end. How lovely to have such birds to help with pests.

@candypodratz Год назад

I'm growing pumpkins for the first time in '23 (and melons). This was very helpful.

@greenthumbpatriot3295 3 года назад

In Northern California we just let the vine die off then the pumpkins are ready to pick and eat. I grow three types small sugar, big stripe, and giant pumpkins all are ready within two weeks of each other and they store for almost 6 months or more and still edible. Great video!

@Jeff-rd6hb 3 года назад

That's what I do here in NW WA. Wait for the vine to die & if the stem is brown & then the pumpkin is most likely ripe.

@Nulla61 3 года назад

Our vines and probably in his area keeps growing in tropical areas

@sarahmh9705 3 года назад

I didn't know it can last to months 😮

@siennalaci 3 года назад

Yes, works for me in southern Queensland

@Tobias611 3 года назад

Turned on my pc, opened youtube and instantly got a notification, what a way to start the day!

@swirlychief877 3 года назад

The way my family has done it for 130 years on our farm is to use your thumb nail and push. If it goes right through ie the skin is soft don’t pick it yet, however if the skin is hard and your thumb won’t go through at all or barely goes through with an audible pop or crack noise pick it and sit it in the sun for a day or two and then put it into storage until needed.

@teocola2652 Год назад

What if the vines dies off? And what if the stem snapped immediately? But my nail can still puncture it? :(

@talldave1000 2 года назад

Thank you Mark! As a first time pumpkin grower, I've been looking for the right advice as to when to harvest my pumpkins. Great advice

@lisafeck1537 2 года назад

Cinderella APPEARED! I am so glad I consulted you, Mark. I can always count on you. Thank you. From South central, Virginia USA. Crewe Va. actually.

@Uncle_Chuck 3 года назад

I’ve had my pumpkins stored for up to 12 months in the bottom of the pantry when I seen them there I actually thought oh shit I forgot all about them and I had one little spot on the outside skin the skin was about as thick as a hair the fruit had ripen up beautifully and I made the best soup ever

@antblaster9k 3 года назад

none of the seeds sprouted on the inside? happens to our squash

@jenniepio142 3 года назад

Love all your videos. They are my feel good tv. Learned a lot from your channel 😁 I never get bored of your vids. Keep up the good work and dad jokes 🤣

@AussieRN 3 года назад

Me too. I like the idea of the hanging pumpkins. Saves on space.

@The_F00l 3 года назад

Hey there , i just want to say I enjoy watching your videos , i am glad YT recommended your channel a few weeks ago , i am not a Gardner/ farmer but its so nice to just watch someone build something to help things grow. It is very refreshing :)

@jenniferewan5822 3 года назад

Thanks for you video I love the your green garden , I learned in Jamaica when the leaf over the vine dried up thats when it is ready .🇯🇲🇨🇦

@Layby2k 3 года назад

Here's a big pumpkin scon thumbs up for ya Mark. Thanks for the video mate. I'm interested about how you prepare them for storage in the fridge, puree etc.

@SD-iy3sp 2 года назад

We cut them in half, bake them cut side down until fork pierces into tender flesh, scoop out n freeze in 1 cup sizes to later make "muffins" with cranberries (or any densely-nutritious fruit). Add nuts and (pumpkin berries & nuts) make a quick stir, bake, then eat for breakfast on the run, snack, or a meal.

@analeigholdeworlde4178 3 года назад

NOOOO!!! Come Back!!! RU-vid won't be the same without you 🥲

@onepunch9203 3 года назад

Gday, Mark. 🤣 I was wandering around in my garage with this vid playing on my phone in my pocket. I began trying to locate the cricket in the garage. Couldn't find it. Walked outside and then realized that it was a prerecorded Australian cricket! 🤣 🦗🦗🦗

@leesteele666 3 года назад

I love how green an beautiful your garden is .

@tasgardener7923 3 года назад

I just leave all mine until the frost kills the vine and they're beautiful and ripe and ready to go

@electricdreams9446 3 года назад

Yes I wait until the vine dies off

@richardwillcoxson6177 3 года назад

We do the same, the skin also hardens up and stores well

@PhosphorAlchemist 3 года назад

Some can test ripeness by tapping, but you're looking for a particular quality to the sound, not for it to sound hollow. There's a real trick to it, and it's different for each fruit. I think it helps to be a musician. XD Your tips are far more easy to learn and reliable!

@RoyHolder 3 года назад

I didn't know anything about Kent pumpkin ripeness before this, thank you Mark! Cheers!

@emmabaker8678 3 года назад

Fantastic video. I'm in the UK but 99% of your content is relatable 👌Thank you so much.

@timocoetzee 3 года назад

You're making me want to grow my own pumpkins now! Thanks for the entertaining quality videos.

@Alice-kc6md 3 года назад

Remember if you do to give them lots of space. Pumpkins grow like crazy!

@nigelstewart9982 3 года назад

@@Alice-kc6md It does help to provide them a rich soil and don't let them dry out. The ones I have will climb up and over bushes, so I don't bother with a trellis.

@elizabethveness7340 3 года назад

I have a mass of butternut pumpkins ( all self sewn) just starting out... love a freebie 😉👍. Chreers from. MELBOURNE

@3XTS Год назад

Something interesting not a lot of people know is that you can eat the pumpkin flowers. Not all flowers will give you the pumpkin. You can use breadcrumbs and deep fry it, or bake it. Also just raw in salads or even on pizzas is just delicious. Give it a try! You will thank me for it 😁

@jenniferheale2485 2 года назад

Growing my first pumpkins... hopefully, this year. I live in Canada and I have a raised bed at the community garden. Hope to make some soup and grow our own Jack- o- lantern. Great tips!

@dreamweaver221 3 года назад

Congratulations, this is the most beautiful, clean and organized garden i've seen. Really inspiring.

@gypsyj9691 3 года назад

I love your videos, very informative and fun and not plugging some chemical to purchase. Thank you 😊

@nsick 3 года назад

Great video! At a farm I worked at in the northeast United States we would check the tendrils of our watermelons. Each melon has a corresponding small tendril that grows on the opposite side of the main stem from the fruit stem. Once that tendril started to brown we knew the corresponding melon was ready. I know this is just anecdotal evidence but I found that method to yield accurate results! I'm pretty sure it was a standard hybrid watermelon variety from Johnny's seeds.

@cristinetrevor3467 2 года назад

I find the best way to tell if a pumpkin is ripe is to check the stem. If you follow the stem back to the main long stem on the plant just where it joins on is a curly tendril when this tendril has withered and died the pumpkin is ripe.

@softballcatcher2986 3 года назад

Thank you for all your hard hard work, I can’t imagine the grueling and physical process you go through to make your beautiful gardens possible! They are quite beautiful and seriously bountiful. Good luck to you your doing amazing

@FlutterliciousLP 3 года назад

I'm growing pumpkins for the first time this year and this helped me a lot, thank you!

@jimedwards1367 3 года назад

Thanks Mark. Great timing for me. Must say the rain makes the garden look fantastic. The birds could not make it any more Aussie. Well done.

@denissmithbroganthetiger5126 3 года назад

Back home in Canada you wait until they turn orange and the frost kills the vine.

@Nulla61 3 года назад

We don’t get frost in sub tropics

@lucieann21 3 года назад

Too hot here. It’s autumn and still hitting 30c most days

@kathyjohnson409 3 года назад

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CHANNEL. Always educational as well as spirit filled. LIVE IT

@JeSSiMKah 3 года назад

Thanks for the pumpkin videos from an aussie that lives in the UK! Growing my first queensland blues and I can't wait to harvest them in a few months, they've been my pride and joy.

@LevelUP84 2 года назад

How did it go?

@cabighorse Год назад

Thank you for showing how to save less than perfect fruits and vegetables. My favorite way to preserve pumpkin and winter squashes is to purée the flesh then dehydrate it. I’ll grind the dried pumpkin pieces into a powder. 1/4 cup powder to one cup of water equals a cup of pumpkin purée

@annanagura506 Год назад

I grew up on a small holding.a pumpkin is ready when the vine attached to the pumpkin is drying or dry.happy harvesting 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@hestervanvollenstee1457 3 года назад

From South Africa. I love green pumpkins, kook is with onions and salt, no suger. Very tasty!! Love your program!!

@samanthabatch1019 3 года назад

This came just in time because I have a 8kg on growing and I know now it is still growing. Thanks Mark

@KatarinaClaire 3 года назад

Love these tips, Mark! Also love the wonderful humour at the start of the video XD Those are incredible looking pumpkins and I for one will benefit enormously from this information. Keep up the great work!

@dennistaft7868 3 года назад

Your tips are pretty much how I do it. It is nice to be confirmed that I'm doing it right. Thanks Mark.

@ohio_gardener 3 года назад

Your pumpkin vine looks a lot like our winter squash did last fall. The Cushaw vine had 8 squash, weighing from 13# to 23# each, and it took over half of the garden area. I use the same method determining when they are ripe - the rind changes from glossy to dull, and the stem start drying. When picked ripe, they store all winter.

@naryah22 3 года назад

You really have a beautiful land. Many ideas and great food.

@veronicahodges4540 3 года назад

Thanks, I checked on mine today. I have 10 ripening nicely and starting to dull off but some need to grow a bit more. Happy the leaves are giving reasonably good protection to the plants and fruit so far. Fingers crossed. I have something getting into my eggplant sadly and spoiling the fruit but not sure what!

@TatianaQuinteroA 3 года назад

HAHAHAHA I loved the Cinderella expectations. 🤣

@rhonalow3271 3 года назад

Hello Mark!! You get a big pumpkin thumbs up from me in WA. perfect timing for the video as My first Qld Blue just snapped of the vine when I lifted it gently 😊 now I can go and check the remaining 6 still on the vines and have a look at the dozen or so butternuts which are looking good. Thank you for all the great information you give me. It is greatly appreciated.

@mercedesescoto628 3 года назад

Thank you for showing me how to pick and chose pumpkins. God bless you for sharing your valuable knowledge. shalom

@dea11133 3 года назад

I can’t help myself….I spank all of my pumpkins. It’s an unspoken obsession that is now out in the open. Your videos are absolutely outstanding. My husband is a huge fan. Thank you.

@roxychic367 3 года назад

So timely with my baby pumpkin

@cargyle6003 16 дней назад

Thank you! Great explanation. I'm growing pumpkins for the first time, and this video is very helpful.

@alansevilla7136 4 месяца назад

I live on molokai, Hawaii. I just started gardening. I enjoy the video. 100 percent

@matthewfarrell317 3 года назад

This was timing, growing pumpkins for the first time, I hate them, but my partner, she loves them. So this will help massively. I did laugh because this reminded me of the video you did about the pumpkins growing out of your normal season. We are having this effect now in Melbourne, all my watermelons instead of slowing down are going into production overdrive. Very unusual.

@looksirdroids9134 3 года назад

It's called climate change.

@matthewfarrell317 3 года назад

@@looksirdroids9134 If you honestly think that, I have a bridge to sell you. 50+ years of them getting it wrong all the time. Most warming we have had is natural, some of it is from us. You have been had. Have you ever heard of a natural process called La Nina, look it up, get educated and stop looking like the fool. Also, your climate change is about warming, not seasons shifting, our winters will become summers and our summers winters over the next 5000 odd years as the planet rotates on its axis. It's a 10,000-year spin. For that education look up the Egyptian Pyramids, the ones for Giza are for stars currently not visible from the Pyramids, that were when they were built. But anyway, thanks for the laugh, always good to see the gullible fools being frauded from their money and their families futures.

@countryroads190 3 года назад

I agree. The Earth is always changing for one reason or another. I believe in being a good steward, of course, but the planet will do its thing whether we puny humans try to stop it or not. Climate change is just a term for fear mongering politicians looking for money and support.

@sofiatulrismawada9489 3 года назад

I have plant my pumpkin and now they were fruit alot. And this video really help me couse i really dont know when i should star harvest my pumpkin. Thank you mark👍

@elizabethrowe7262 3 года назад

Thanks Mark for that info! We have just harvested the Qld blue pumpkins and storing them in the laundry. Have cut one open and had pieces in a roast dinner, was great tasting too. Next will use half or so to make pumpkin soup, my favourite. Love your Cinderella act 😀.

@BEEutifulProduce 3 года назад

I live where we get Frost so no need to check if the pumpkins are ready you just wait for the vine to die from the frosts and the stalk to dry then they're at their sweetest and ready to harvest.. Store in a cool dry place and they'll keep for a year or more..👍 The splitting is generally too much water..🤟

@libertymicrofarm6032 3 года назад

My method of checking ripeness is looking at the curlicue closest to the stem of the pumpkin (or any melon/squash). When the curlicue is brown, the fruit is ready.

@jasenanderson8534 3 года назад

Love it, great advice. My pumpkin hasn't fruited yet but it's trying to, and taking over the front yard at the same time. Hoping for some fruits to form soon.

@whatever-ql5ns Год назад

Make sure your female flowers are pollinated.

@jardineloya3800 6 месяцев назад

I use the fingernail test. Super easy and 100% accurate. Very gently press fingernail onto the skin. If it indents it's not ripe. If it's solid it's ready. Damaged and underipe ones are still good to eat.

@Luckk1990 3 года назад

One day i will live like this. This is heaven.

@zennabella1676 10 дней назад

THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I DONT GROW MY OWN PUMPKINS, I DO ONLINE SHOPPING AT WOOLWORTHS AS I LIVE OUT IN THE STICKS WITH NO CAR SO I HAVE TO RELY ON AND HOPE THAT THE ONE WHO PACKS MY GROCERIES PICKS OUT A NICE PUMPKIN. I BOUGHT 2 PUMPKINS LAST TIME AND ONE WAS TERRIBLE, IT WAS A REAL PALE ORANGE COLOUR, ALMOST WHITE. THE 2ND PUMPKIN I COOKED TODAY IS A REAL BRIGHT ORANGE AND IT TASTES BEAUTIFUL. IF I EVER MOVE FROM HERE I THINK I WILL GO INTO THE STORE MYSELF AND PICK OUT A GOOD PUMPKIN INSTEAD OF LETTING A PACKER PICK IT FOR ME. THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW WHICH ONES ARE RIPE AND WHICH ONES ARENT.

@vasekfrydl6373 3 года назад

Once again forgot to edit out your superhuman abilities in the very end.

@Berkeloid0 3 года назад

I'm not sure turning into a pumpkin is much to brag about 🤣

@andersenzheng 3 года назад

@@Berkeloid0 i would love to be turned into a pumpkin. they seem so unbothered

@WhatTheWotwotwot 3 года назад

Oh boy I'm so new at this that I thought the rubbing part at the start was legit xD

@keithpage5187 2 года назад

Great work, you make gardening even more interesting than it already was Thank you great video

@tabethapacion7137 3 года назад

thanks for your awesome tips. I'm growing pumpkins right now. your video will really help me out when I need to cut my pumpkin from my pumpkin patch. thanks from🇺🇸👍

@jerimiller5452 3 года назад

I just love your videos , Mark because you don't waste our time with a lot of superflous chit chat.

@earthkeepinggreen7763 3 года назад

Mr Mark Maybe I am way off but is this the same way to know if watermelon are ready to pick? Love video😁

@jiggjohns1028 3 года назад

With a watermelon you wait until the tendril aka curly cue turns completely brown back to the vine

@jenniferspeers2453 3 года назад

Agree with waiting for the tendril bit to be dried out

@SuperKyle309 3 года назад

Yes the curly tendril

@ZacharyRodriguez 3 года назад

I've grown Kabocha in the past, and checking the stem and weight worked every time. The color and ridge development helped as well, especially for those outliers that stayed small.

@patoenojado Год назад

Kabocha is my favorite squash, but a pain to find around here.

@minkles1330 3 года назад

lol.... I'm growing chillies at the moment, from lessons learnt the hard way, I'm not gonna gonna "Rub" myself after handling those bad boys.

@marikapaprika5833 3 года назад

Lol

@borderlinebae4010 3 года назад

Oh no lol

@lelleithmurray235 3 года назад

Yikes!😄

@BloosSelfReliance 3 года назад

I miss growing pumpkins, really need to get back into that.

@barbarawarren9443 3 года назад

Need to get a house & garden again too.

@BloosSelfReliance 3 года назад

@@barbarawarren9443 there is that xox

@melodytenisch6232 3 года назад

Great video, Mark! Thank you for your gardening expertise and good humor. Love your noisy friends and disappearing act!👵😊💕

@SD-iy3sp 2 года назад

MARK, the Cocoberras (sp?) do not overtake the speaking as you might speak. It is actually quite enjoyable for those of us who havent seen nor heard them except in the "cocookaberra sits in the ole' oak tree" song we Americans heard when we were young. Seriously, they aren't overtaking what we the onlookers hear! Rock On! From America!

@samanthabunt876 6 месяцев назад

Kookaburra

@NatalieYOT 3 года назад

I love pumpkins and kookaburras!

@kyliedavies1695 Месяц назад

This was really helpful thanks. I saw you on GA then forgot to go look you up and I’ve moved to half an acre and inherited an awesome pumpkin vine😊

@crism4932 3 года назад

Great tips, I have always had problems with guessing on whether my pumpkins were ready, so know I have your tips to use. Thank you again for an awesome video!

@lorrainebailey6809 2 года назад

You can make pumpkin punch boil the pumpkin blend it add cinnamon nutmeg condensed milk to ur taste and add a little alcohol if you want.

@themuffinman001 3 года назад

Hi Mark! im a sunny coast boy too! would love to see a full fruit tree and full garden inventory again! very inspiring as when i am able to buy property i want to do the same

@plombo5728 3 года назад

What an excellent birthday present! Thanks Mark!

@barbarawarren9443 3 года назад

Happy Birthday! 🍃

@Angie-jg4nz 3 года назад

Attempted to Grow pumpkins two times last year and vine borers and beetles got them all as well as squirrels and finally disease. Not again. Was the most expensive pumpkins I’ve ever tried to grow with everything I bought. They normally get my squash/ cucumbers and all.

@hodgokristen8164 4 месяца назад

Great video, thanks mate. Got my first patch almost ready for their first harvest. Thanks for the easy to follow and informative video.

@elderberryacres5938 3 года назад

I just want you to take us around your garden. Let us see what's going on. It's still cold on this side of the world and I would love to see lush gardens and trees.

@marysurbanchickengarden 3 года назад

Unusual way of checking for maturity of the pumpkin, but if it works for you, great. I just look at the tendril right close to the pumpkin between the fruit and the leaf. If the tendril has shriveled up, it's ready to harvest. I still have some I grew last summer with skins as hard as thick plastic. I also leave as much stem on the pumpkin as I can get. Happy growing, I do enjoy your channel.

@Mi11sy 3 года назад

We mostly watch the tendril right next to the pumpkin - and with most melons. When the tendril starts to dry and curl that’s when we pick. Hasn’t failed us yet and is a good quick visual indicator.

@gmartus5494 3 года назад

Another perfect video! Cheers from Hungary!

@caterjunes3426 3 года назад

Thanks for this! I grew butternut squash for the first time last year, and I had no idea when it was ready to pick! It turned out fine, but I now know I could have harvested it sooner and made room for something else. :-)

@Ningnomaningnong 3 года назад

Check size. Dullness is better. Stem being dark and brittle, easily snapped upon wriggling. Vine browning and dying off. Check weight, too light don't harvest. Check for splitting, blemishes and pest damaging. 6:33 Examples.

@michaelpenkalski3287 11 месяцев назад

Does anybody else thumbs up at the screen at when Mark says ",let's get into it"?

@marymobsby482 6 месяцев назад

First time pumpkin grower here. Thankyou for this video. Very helpful.

@EhabinRehab 4 месяца назад

Revisiting this two years later ❤

@user-ib8wk7nd5q 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, it's my first time growing pumpkins so had no idea when to pick.

@rosewood513 Год назад

Great video. I purchased these seeds since you like them. I just hope they grow well in my warm climate. I usually have luck with pumpkins. Thanks for sharing your tips.

@skinnyfiuk 3 года назад

we are all coming to see your garden Mark

@markp1950 3 года назад

I'm interested in just how self sufficient that you are. I know that you do have to go to the shops, nobody can be totally sufficient, but much better. I see your solar panels. I bet that you have extra to give away. Thank you! I live in an apartment and my way to lower food costs is to study what is on sale and but in quantity. I never go out to eat. I grow some food on our small patio. I DO eat some of the edible leaves like green pepper leaves, sunflower leaves, carrot leaves. I live in a cold area and everything freezes in winter. It is getting to be spring now.

@Tufenuff83 3 года назад

I dont know if pumpkins have it, but on my watermelons, there is always a little anchoring tendril directly across the watermelon. Once it dries up, the melon is ready to be picked. Learned it from my 71 year old neighbor and it hasn't let me down yet.