Whether you’re looking to harvest pumpkins to make a pumpkin pie or to decorate in time for Halloween, you’ve landed on the right page. While pumpkins can be a fun fruit to harvest for the fall, it ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. If you ...

Q: I’ve had success growing my first pumpkins this year, but I’m trying to figure out when to harvest them. A: Harvest pumpkins and their winter squash relatives when the rind hardens; you won’t be ...

Is it time to harvest your pumpkins? Our expert explains the signs to look for and how to harvest this autumn favorite. If anything signals fall, it’s the much-anticipated sight of pumpkins. No matter ...

Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman poses with some of his pumpkin crop at his farm near Morton, Illinois. Ackerman, a third-generation farmer, says he grows 160 pumpkin varieties, along with corn, soybeans ...

The recent cold snap — with widespread frost and even a freeze in some spots in Vermont — likely marked the end of the season for pumpkins and winter squash. Unless your area escaped the frost or you ...