How long does a pumpkin usually live?

Question

I have had a pumpkin since Halloween... and now it is going on Feb..... When can I expect it to go bad?

Answer 1

That depends on where you store it. Traditionally all root crops and pumpkins were kept in the root cellar. Kept there, they did not rot during the winter and had food to eat. Ideal condition is stable cool temperature (45-55 F), low humidity and darkness. If yours were kept in this kind of environment, it will last well into mid spring. When it starts to lose it's firmness or shrivel, it's going bad.