What temperature should Pumpkins and winter squash be stored at?
Recommended cold store temperature, relative humidity, storage life and freezing point for Pumpkins and winter squash; storage notes and cooling load calculation.
Recommended storage conditions
- Storage temperature
- 10 – 13 °C
- Relative humidity
- 50–70%
- Storage life
- 2–3 months
- Storage temperature
- 10 – 13 °C
- Relative humidity
- 50–70%
- Storage life
- 2–3 months
- Freezing point
- −0.8 °C
- Ethylene production
- Low
- Ethylene sensitivity
- Moderate
- Chilling injury
- below 10 °C
- Product group
- Vegetables
- Suffers chilling injury below 10 °C: skin pitting, discoloration and rapid decay. Do not store it in a colder room.
- Needs low humidity; it deteriorates in a damp store (mould, softening, sprouting of onions and garlic). Ensure ventilation.
- Pre-cool as soon as possible after harvest; produce entering the store at field heat loses quality and adds to the cooling load.
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Products in the same group: Vegetables
- Tomatoes (ripe)Storage life: 1–3 weeks · Freezing point −0.5 °C8 – 10 °C · 85–90%
- CucumbersStorage life: 10–14 days · Freezing point −0.5 °C10 – 13 °C · 95%
- PeppersStorage life: 2–3 weeks · Freezing point −0.7 °C7 – 10 °C · 90–95%
- EggplantsStorage life: 1–2 weeks · Freezing point −0.8 °C10 – 12 °C · 90–95%
- ZucchiniStorage life: 1–2 weeks · Freezing point −0.5 °C5 – 10 °C · 95%
- PotatoesStorage life: 5–10 months · Freezing point −0.6 °C4 – 7 °C · 90–95%
- Dry onionsStorage life: 1–8 months · Freezing point −0.8 °C0 °C · 65–70%
- GarlicStorage life: 6–7 months · Freezing point −0.8 °C0 °C · 65–70%
- CarrotsStorage life: 6–8 months · Freezing point −1.4 °C0 °C · 98–100%
- CabbageStorage life: 3–6 months · Freezing point −0.9 °C0 °C · 98–100%
- LettuceStorage life: 2–3 weeks · Freezing point −0.2 °C0 °C · 98–100%
- SpinachStorage life: 10–14 days · Freezing point −0.3 °C0 °C · 95–100%
- BroccoliStorage life: 10–14 days · Freezing point −0.6 °C0 °C · 95–100%
- CauliflowerStorage life: 3–4 weeks · Freezing point −0.8 °C0 °C · 95–98%
- Green beansStorage life: 7–10 days · Freezing point −0.7 °C4 – 7 °C · 95%
- MushroomsStorage life: 3–7 days · Freezing point −0.9 °C0 °C · 95%
- LeeksStorage life: 2–3 months · Freezing point −0.7 °C0 °C · 95–100%
- Sweet cornStorage life: 5–8 days · Freezing point −0.6 °C0 °C · 95–98%
- ArtichokesStorage life: 2–3 weeks · Freezing point −1.2 °C0 °C · 95–100%
- Olives (fresh)Storage life: 4–6 weeks · Freezing point −1.4 °C5 – 10 °C · 85–90%
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