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[Last edit: 08/08/24 8:27:54 AM]

8/4/2024 2:10:27 AM

Colorado

The pumpkin should be in its best gain days at day 32 if its a atlantic giant.

8/4/2024 5:50:05 AM

Bethlehem CT

It doesn't sound like you have done anything wrong. Wait and see... perhaps you will notice the pumpkin growing again soon. Usually if the pumpkin stops growing completely at a young age, it means that it is aborting and will begin to rot eventually. With store bought seeds you are dealing with genetics that aren't quite the same as the ones we are growing on this site and it is hard to know how big you can expect a pumpkin from store bought seeds to get. In the meantime I would just wait it out. The answer to your question may reveal itself. Pictures of the plant and pumpkin are always a help for us to figure out what could be happening.

8/4/2024 6:00:00 AM

Ok

[Last edit: 08/08/24 8:25:24 AM]

8/4/2024 6:57:20 AM

Western PA

Have you seen any squash bugs in your patch ?
If so, do you see any yellowing on any particular vines ? If you do, that would most likely be yellow vine disease, caused buy the squash bug, and that will cause the pumpkin to stop growing.
That one pic you posted , it looks like your plant health is good, but we can only see some of the plant.
Feel around the lower portion of the pumpkin to feel for wet areas for any rot.

8/4/2024 7:33:25 AM

Ok

[Last edit: 08/08/24 8:27:02 AM]

8/4/2024 9:22:32 AM

Grittyville, WA

Maybe reduce the watering. If the plants don't get periods of dryness, they can revert back to growing foliage rather than the fruit? Start investigating things... like the ph of your water, the ph of your soil, maybe even do a soil or tissue test. But I'd start with the cheapest most basic thing which would be to dig a hole near where the roots should be and see if the ground is too wet or too dry.

8/4/2024 7:31:03 PM

Syracuse, NY

(*_*)
Tremendous use of the piping insulation (!);
Even I haven't used it for that.
eg

8/5/2024 1:05:10 AM

Ok

[Last edit: 08/08/24 8:26:12 AM]

8/5/2024 4:55:19 AM

Grittyville, WA

They should still grow a lot under cloudy weather although it could drop the gains by as much as 1/3.

8/5/2024 12:51:11 PM

Syracuse, NY

(*_*)
Everyone's regimen is similar and yet, somewhat different.
I am about to go out and see about fixing about my own, same situation.
Beckygrows, please email me at
pumpkinpal@msn.com
if you'd like to hear my personal opinion.
No pressure and I won't ask why or anything if you do not.
PS---Pulling back the pumpkin - it'd be a problem only if the vine at either side of the stem was or were to be obviously becoming 'kinked', but you are nicely ahead of any trouble. You do not need to adjust the fruit beyond A: Perpendicular to the vine (90 degrees, 'to a T', lol) and/or B: The 'shoulders' of the fruit being nearly or actually touched by the vine, as FEW times as possible. I am also a fan of simply pulling back the fruit. It is VERY effective and simple. You should consider being a Force at Giant Pumpkin-Growing - you seem to have quite a handle on it, already!
Yay!
eric g

[Last edit: 08/05/24 7:52:11 PM]

8/5/2024 7:35:46 PM