Assertion: pumpkin | /r/HasProperty | ripe
Facets:
value: for the picking
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Out of the total 1.5 billion pounds, over 800 million pumpkins are ripe for the picking in a single month of the year.
text: Out of the total 1.5 billion pounds, over 800 million pumpkins are ripe for the picking in a single month of the year.
text: When these two things begin to align, you can have confidence the pumpkin is ripe and ready for you to harvest it.
text: If your nail doesn’t easily dent the pumpkin’s skin, you know the pumpkin is ripe as well.
text: When you feel confident your pumpkins are ripe, use a sharp knife to cut the pumpkin from the vine at the stem.
text: You'll know the pumpkins are ripe when they have fully changed colors and you are unable to pierce their flesh with a fingernail.
text: To find out if your pumpkin is ripe, take your finger nail, and press it against the skin of the pumpkin.
text: If you leave a dent, but not a puncture, the pumpkin is ripe, and is ready to be picked.
text: You can tell when a pumpkin is ripe when you give it a knock on the side, and it sounds hollow.
text: If it sounds hollow, it's a good indication that the pumpkin is ripe.
text: Another great way to tell if a pumpkin is ripe is by doing the fingernail test.
text: Pumpkins will also sound hollow when they are ripe.
text: If the stem has died off and hardened, the pumpkin should be ripe.