It depends. If the plant is healthy, yes, the pumpkin may keep growing. If the stems are withering, no, it’s done. The best way to really determine when a pumpkin is “done” is to know when it is ripe. The skin should grow hard so that you can’t puncture it with a fingernail. Tap it and it should sound hollow.
It depends. If the plant is healthy, yes, the pumpkin may keep growing. If the stems are withering, no, it’s done. The best way to really determine when a pumpkin is “done” is to know when it is ripe. The skin should grow hard so that you can’t puncture it with a fingernail. Tap it and it should sound hollow.