On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 15:45:53 +0000 (UTC), "Jayne"
wrote:

I have pumpkins of all sizes on my 3 plants. Several of them are quite big
now, but as this is the first time I've grown them I'm not sure *when* to
harvest them. I've read that they need to be "hardened" before storage, but
when do you know they are ready to be picked?

Before first frosts and before Hallowe'en!

Pam in Bristol