Whether it is for carving, for cooking, for eating, for entering competitions, pumpkins are a joy to grow and harvest. Did you know that pumpkins have been grown for almost 9000 years now? This certainly makes you a part of the legacy of this magnanimous fruit don’t you think? So I guess it is only fair that if you are or are planning to harvest pumpkins, you do it right. But this is a lot easier said than done for every second person has their own methodology of growing them and so naturally the question arises that which of the methods adopted is the best.