How many days is a pumpkin good for before it rots?

The four ways to know your pumpkin is ripe is.

1.See what colour it is. The chances are if your pumpkin is orange all the way around. But on the other hand some pumpkins are completely green.

2.Give the pumpkin a good thump or slap. If it sounds hollow then it's ripe.

3.If the skin on the pumpkin is hard then you know it's ripe. Use a fingernail and gently try to puncture the pumpkin's skin. If the skin dents but does not puncture, the pumpkin is ripe.

4.If the stem above the pumpkin starts to turn hard then it is ripe.