Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 2 Entries. Friday, August 30 View Page 14 DAP First year growing. Dealing with "extreme drought conditions" in this area as well as excessive heat of 90-100 degrees for the past week. Most of my plant is covered and the pumpkin is covered by a sheet during the day. I hope I'm doing this right! This weather is brutal.   Saturday, August 31 View Page I’ve noticed this discoloration of the stem of some leaves. I first noticed it on my first two plants that I lost to cucumber beetles. I thought it was part of the disease. Switching from Sevin to Bayer took care of my beetle problem. This plant seems much happier than the two I lost. It’s still growing, flowering, and looks good (aside from a little damage from extreme heat which is now past us). So maybe this is something that just happens? I’m just hoping I can get this pumpkin to 150lbs for my county fair in October.