The two one-inch pumpkins that were green and growing just now turned yellow and fell off. The bigger pumpkin on my vine is about seven inches in diameter, and it's still growing. The smaller pumpkin is about four inches and is not growing. The powdery mildew is, unfortunately, thriving.

My plant now has two more new pumpkins an inch in diameter. It also suddenly developed a nasty case of powdery mildew. I'm thinking I'll pick the two bigger pumpkins and just pull the plant up and throw it away.

Thanks, that makes sense. I'm curious why the pumpkins went into the second stage so early, in August.

I added my location and weather information. I don't think rotting will be a problem here, but I do want to pick the pumpkins and stop watering them if they won't grow any further.

I think I may have been too skimpy with the fertilizer too. I read that corns needs nitrogen, and I didn't give it much.

That all makes sense. I guess because of late planting, stunted growth, and poor pollination I should not expect to be eating any real corn this year. Any thing I can do to help the pollination?

It may be too late by now to ask more questions. How many other blueberry plants do you have? Are you treating them the same as far as watering and sun? Are they doing well?

Here I was thinking I was watering too much! That makes sense, I'll try doubling the water and see what happens. What clues did you spot that made you think the plants are drying up?