Happy National Pumpkin Day! 🎃 Did you know pumpkins have been grown in North America for almost 5,000 years? If you're headed to a pumpkin patch this weekend to celebrate, here are a few pumpkin-patch pro tips: 🎃 Harvest on a dry day after the plants have died back and the skins are hard. The skin of a ripening pumpkin turns a deep, solid color (orange for most varieties), and the stem hardens. 🎃 Thump the pumpkin with a finger; the rind will feel hard and sound hollow. 🎃 Press a fingernail