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Well this was the first year i started growing pumpkins. Out of all the plants i grew, i only got one pumpkin, but its not orange yet! it pretty large, maybe 2-3 pounds, but its not orange. its been cold here in NY and im afraid it will die before turning orange. The vines and the leaves are all curling up and dying.

SHould i pick it and will it eventually turn orange?

Pick it and who says a pumpkin has got to be orange, carve her anyway (or him), give it the honor of a face and the experience of the holiday, that's what it has been grown for....some examples of non-orange pumpkins:

Ghost Pumpkins:


Odd heirloom pumpkin:


An assortment of odd fellows together with an orange guy:

Originally Posted by briwesk

Well this was the first year i started growing pumpkins. Out of all the plants i grew, i only got one pumpkin, but its not orange yet! it pretty large, maybe 2-3 pounds, but its not orange. its been cold here in NY and im afraid it will die before turning orange. The vines and the leaves are all curling up and dying.

SHould i pick it and will it eventually turn orange?

Pumpkin crop was weak in NY due to all the rain we had it played havoc with the crop.

Don't let it rot on the vine.

I found a link that might help; Pumpkin Nook : How To - Ripening Green Pumpkins
My pumpkin is just runing orange now.

How far in advance should one buy a pumpking..I was told by the kid at a local super market to wait if I buy it now it would rott before Halloween..

Originally Posted by hurricanegame

How far in advance should one buy a pumpking..I was told by the kid at a local super market to wait if I buy it now it would rott before Halloween..

As long as you keep it from freezing and thawing it will last...Maybe he thought you were going to carve it as soon as you got it home? I decorate my porch with my uncarved pumpkins all through October. Occasionally, if I've had a bumper crop, I have some through Thanksgiving and beyond.

Originally Posted by Tumblindice

Pumpkin crop was weak in NY due to all the rain we had it played havoc with the crop.

It was my first year growing them here in NY, too, and I got none at all.

Put it out and show it off. You can always buy an orange one to go with it, anyhoo.

Just buy an orange spray bomb stand back and "mist" it to your liking....ZR