Gardening help-Pumpkin vine - Ask Extension
Hi there. I've tried to grow a pumpkin vine. It was doing great until recently. I'm trying to understand what happened to it and what I need to do. ...
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Gardening help-Pumpkin vine #809796
Asked September 07, 2022, 9:39 AM EDT
Hi there. I've tried to grow a pumpkin vine. It was doing great until recently. I'm trying to understand what happened to it and what I need to do. I'm a first time gardener and tried to research on my own but couldn't find the answer. At one point there was these little bugs that I had problems identifying as well. Were they the cause? What could I have done to prevent this?
Jefferson County Kentucky
Expert Response
It looks like there are a few things going on. Did you plant from seed or did you start with transplants? In the future you will want to do a soil sample as well. Looks like there could be some nutrient deficiency among other things. Such as a fungus.
Hello there yes it was from a seed. It was doing wonderfully until about a week or so ago. Should I just cut it up? Or dig it out? I know that diseased plants shouldn't stay in because of the risk of it spreading. I have basil and cherry tomatoes in the same raised bed (which in hindsight probably wasn't a good idea??) And am not sure what I need to do for the fall/winter. Am I supposed to just let everything die and cover with organic material ? Any insight will be truly appreciated 
On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 9:42 AM, Ask Extension<<personal data hidden>> wrote:
Did pumpkins ever form? If you do not have any pumpkins on the vines, I would just pull them up and dispose.
Once all your plants are no longer producing, pull them up and throw away. Its best to put out a cover crop so the soil doesn't stay bare over the winter.
