Pumpkin season: The pumpkin rules in these months

When autumn comes, it also comes: the pumpkin season, which many have longed for. The pumpkins are not only a great colorful addition to the garden and house, the delicious pumpkin dishes are finally back on the menu.

Pumpkin time - then the colorful pumpkin months begin

If you planted the pumpkin seeds in spring, you can look forward to a proper pumpkin harvest from the end of August. Pumpkins are relatively undemanding plants and the maintenance of the pumpkin plants takes little time.

• As soon as it shimmers colorfully through the green, there is hope that the fruits are ripe and you can harvest the pumpkins. As a rule, the pumpkins begin to be harvested towards the end of August .
• The popular pumpkin varieties Hokkaido, Butternut and Spaghetti Pumpkin are harvested in the course of September .
• You can tell which pumpkin is ready for harvest by the fact that the skin is quite hard and does not give way when you press it with your finger. Tap the bowl, you will hear a hollow sound, and the stem of the ripe pumpkins is very dry.
• The pumpkins should be harvested by the end of November at the latest. As soon as it gets wet and cold outside, you run the risk of the vegetables starting to mold.
• Of course, only the squash is edible, whereas the ornamental squash is highly toxic. But there are good differentiators between the decorative and the pumpkins.
• The decorative pumpkins are a great autumn decoration for indoors and outdoors. Not to forget the fun of carving Halloween pumpkins.
• You should fully enjoy the pumpkin season, because you can do a lot with the colorful and sometimes bizarre-looking pumpkins.

Prepare pumpkins - you should be aware of that

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Autumn is pumpkin season.

Autumn is pumpkin season.

Pumpkin can be prepared in a wide variety of ways. From the popular pumpkin soup to pumpkin salad and pumpkin vegetables to pumpkin pie, there is no time for boredom with the vegetables.

• After peeling the pumpkin, which is not as difficult as it might seem at first, you can prepare low-calorie pumpkin spaghetti, for example. By the way, there are also pumpkin types where you can eat the bowl.
• You can also eat many pumpkins raw, but with our pumpkin seasoning tips, the vegetables may taste even better.
• If you had a particularly rich harvest, make the pumpkins. This way you have some of the nutritious vegetables all winter.
• Under no circumstances should you throw away the pumpkin seeds. The pumpkin seeds are so healthy that they even count among the superfoods.

And pumpkin seeds are not only good for our health, pumpkin seeds are also a healthy addition to dogs.