Care Should Be Exercised While Storing Pumpkins
Pumpkins for storage should be selected preferably from early sown crops as they have longer to ripen off than those from later,crops. The fruit should not be harvested until thoroughly ripe, as immature specimens tend to develop mould. Maturity is indicated when it is difficult .to pierce the rind with the thumbnail. The pumpkin, should then be cut from the vine, leaving several inches of stem attached to the fruit. Care should be taken to avoid bruising the skin, as injuries of any type permit the entry of organism decay. Prior to storing, pumpkins should be cured for a period of two weeks. This should be done by placing the fruit in the sun, or, in the cooler months, bv placing it in the sun on an iron roof. The best curing temperature is 8085 degrees. The process of curing completes ripening and heals mechanical injury which may have occurred during harvesting. Pumpkins free from frost injury, should then be stored in a dry airy place preferably on slatted shelves and they should be I examined regularly for any signs of decay.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 76, 11 April 1949, Page 3
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189Care Should Be Exercised While Storing Pumpkins Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 76, 11 April 1949, Page 3
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