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So we moved to Kansas last year and secured a community garden plot this year. I decided that I wanted to grow a "giant" pumpkin and purchased the burpee version of the seed. I managed to get 2 plants going, somehow thinking that 20 feet of raised bed would be enough. How wrong I was.
I had 2 gorgeous vines, left on vacation, only to find that they started yellowing upon my return... (I suspect squash vine borer/bacterial wilt), but the one vine still had a decent pumpkin started on it... one of my wife's co-workers, upon hearing our uninformed attempt at growing giant pumpkins, loaned us a book... Backyard giants. Upon reading Ron's 1500 pounder in 06, and then his one ton +9 last year, I am inspired.
I'll post a pic later, but I think my north vine is toast... it only has a single pumpkin on it and hasn't grown hard at all in the past 2 weeks.
My south vine is struggling, but the pumpkin continues to grow. I cut 2 runner vines off of the stump, and will probably cut the third off as well (the vine with the pumpkin on it seems like it is slowly greening back up).
I realize that I am probably not going to get much over 50lbs, but I was wondering if it is too late to bury the vine?

7/14/2013 10:35:54 PM

President - GPC

Welcome.. to the Hobby... Great read wasnt it? I loved it...SOundZ like your north vine as yellow vine disease....which is terminal...unfortunetly... squash bugZ more than likely... we are really battling themZ thiZ year...

Let us know if we can help you...www.ColoradoPumpkins.com and the Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers Org...

Wizzy

7/15/2013 10:10:11 AM

Kansas

Thanks! I yanked the north vine... it was rooted down next to the south vine and the 1 fruit at the end had started rotting out...
I laid out the south vine on the soil and buried it... hoping it will take root...

7/15/2013 2:24:14 PM

NE Kansas

Where are you located in KS?

7/15/2013 11:23:14 PM