Growing Pumpkins in New Hampshire: Will They Ripen in Time?
Pumpkins ripen in time in New Hampshire when the flower behind the fruit opens by roughly late August.
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Pumpkins ripen in time in New Hampshire when the flower behind the fruit opens by roughly late August.
The short answer Start with the number: 15 hours and 34 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year at the reference station near Moncton.
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