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The leaves and stem seem to be dead. Brown and basically, looking dead. The pumpkin is fine. Half orange though. Will it continue to turn orange? Should I cut it? I'm new to pumpkins but it did have white leaves back in August. I thought it was from the woodpeckers above the garden dropping saw dust but now I'm thinking it was pumpkin mold. (???) Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be so greatly appreciated. =)

9/21/2002 11:38:35 AM

Long Island,New York

Sounds like powdery mildew....fruit could hang on for a while...may continue to orange up but might not be a real orange pumpkin....what you see might be what you get.....G

9/21/2002 1:14:30 PM

Key West, FL

ya powdery mildew. i would leave it on if there is nothing wrong with the fruit(no holes or roting)

9/21/2002 2:27:05 PM