To ripen a green pumpkin?

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adeniumgrower KINGSHILL, VI(Zone 14) Oct 01, 2015

I am taking part in a local CSA--Community Supported Agriculture this time around. I think they're having a tough time!

Last week, they gave me a not-ripe pumpkin, the Calabash kind. I've left it out in the sun, hoping it'll get riper. I might cut it open this weekend. Has anyone harvested an unripe pumpkin, and was it OK?

Their zuchinni and crookneck squashes are the opposite, too old! Owell.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Oct 02, 2015

Depends somewhat on the degree of maturity, but I am confused by the term Calabash. This normally refers to a gourd (Lagenaria siceraria ) which is used in the immature state like a summer squash. Are you referring to a Cushaw (C. mixta)? Most of these have little color change as they ripen.

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adeniumgrower KINGSHILL, VI(Zone 14) Dec 08, 2015

OK, another name. Cushaw is a Southern USA name. The pumpkin eventually turned orange, the correct color, and tasted OK.

I'm sad to be disappointed in my local CSA. They don't know enough about gardening, I guess.

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