I adore Winter Squash and Pumpkins !
They make me think of fairy tales and I adore the huge vines and the gorgeous sort of heirloom autumn pumpkin uncommitted . There ’s nothing more seasonal than the taste and smell of a spiced pumpkin pie or romance squash racquets in the fall month .
Having turn them for many old age now , and having made a few mistakes myself , I want to divvy up with you
How to Harvest Pumpkins & Store Winter Squash & Pumpkins for luscious winter meals
When to Harvest Pumpkins?
It ’s the present moment you ’ve been waiting for ! Your pumpkin patch finally has some colour to it and they ’re quick to harvest!Or are they ?
Here are a few thing you call for to wait for :
How to Harvest Pumpkins and Winter Squash
How you break up and handle wintertime squash directly affects how well they store .
How to Cure Your Winter Squash & Pumpkins
After you ’ve harvested them off the vine you will postulate to theatre - curative for 10 day in the Sunday , or bring around indoors in a warm elbow room for 4 - 5 twenty-four hour period . The exception for curing is the thin - skinned acorn / delicata wintertime squash as they will get stringy . The sun and the passion allows for the skins harden up . If it ’s showery and cold-blooded fetch them in spite of appearance carefully , dry out them off and discover a warm , ironical place to heal them .
Take care to protect the squash vine and pumpkins from further damage while cure otherwise it reduces storage life and will increase early rotting .
How to Store Your Winter Squash & Pumpkins
Storage life for pumpkin and winter squash varieties
depend on the salmagundi squash racquets and pumpkins will have different storage electric potential . Being careful with during the harvesting and heal stages will greatly help with the storage life , along with take the correct storage temperatures .
Although I ’ve stored my winter squash for much longer than the suggest times below , here ’s a jolty road map for approximate ledge life for the different varieties :
I ’m still figuring out which wintertime squash and pumpkin varieties are my favorite but every yr I wish to try out unexampled heirlooms . So far the ‘ Sweet Meat ’ is on the top of the list for storage , beauty and flavor .
What is your favourite wintertime mash or pumpkin variety ?
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