Are my Pumpkins Developing Normally?

[Northernfox]

So I have three types of pumpkins taking over my garden I do have a question about my pumpkin development.

I want to know if my white pumpkins is developing normally. I have pictures below and compared them to my regular Gladiator Pumpkins.

[img]https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/Northernfox14/ae7d9b43.jpg[/img] here is the largest white pumpkin it is the size of a softball.

[img]https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/Northernfox14/2437bb8c.jpg[/img] This is the female the flowered and fertilized first but has slow-en development. it is the size of a fastball

[img]https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/Northernfox14/51ea0dd2.jpg[/img] This is one of my Gladiator pumpkins it is on the ground and not the trellis. it is about the size of a mini football. this little guy flowered three days ago unlike the white ones that started earlier.

[img]https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/Northernfox14/c7d7b3e9.jpg[/img] here is the white pumpkin on a trellis!


[img]https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/Northernfox14/6c5b6be1.jpg[/img]
and a larger view of both white pumpkins climbing up and the regular pumpkins crawling all over.

[jal_ut]

Yes, your pumpkins look fine.
There are three different species that have varieties called pumpkins.
Each type has a little different look to the newly developing fruit.

Looks like you have some Cucurbita maxima and some Cucurbita pepo there.

Have fun!

[Northernfox]

That makes me feel better !! Thanks!

[Northernfox]

I have another questions about my pumpkin development.

I noticed some of the leafs are dying. I know to some extent this is normal but there is a lot more. I did notice the soil/compost pile around the plant was shrinking. I put some nice topsoil in the cracks on the side and on top and re-watered.


this is the area I first noticed
[img]https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/Northernfox14/871B696E-5BC4-49CB-9219-755C84385598-25971-00000F07DE9924AB.jpg[/img]

this is further down the vine
[img]https://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/Northernfox14/B706BDEE-910C-4423-A499-3A17F517BF01-25971-00000F07D85FB5F0.jpg[/img]

[jal_ut]

Are they getting enough water? Pumpkins are large plants and need lots of water. I don't know if it is a disease. There are many diseases and the dreaded squash bug (vine borers) that give cucurbits a hard time. I don't see many of those here due to our dry climate and hard winters.

Do some of the leaves look to have white spots or a powdery look to them? Then later turn to what is yellowed and browning. If so perhaps Powdery Mildew? If the leaves have that look try some of this [url=https://www.saferbrand.com/store/garden-care/5455]stuff[/url]

It doesn't appear to be bacterial wilt which affects the interveinal parts and leaves the veins looking green.

I am sure others will comment. Keep an eye on it.

[Northernfox]

I have been feeding them regularly. I now make sure that it gets enough water. I cleared out the zucchini to make sure they are able to get enough sun.

I have many large orange pumpkins and now I have two larger white pumpkins. They started to do well once I hung them with stretchy socks. now I need to figure out how to carry on supporting them vertically when they are too large for the socks.

thank you!!!

the experiment continues!

SL