Need Pumpkin Advice ASAP !

Question

Crazy story short. We have a full grown pumpkin plant in the house that was started at school in Oct 2020 – we kept it going it’s May 2020. It’s 24 feet long. We have one baby pumpkin that is two weeks old about 3.5 lbs. Can we cut it loose from the vine and send it back to school to finish out the school year with the kids, maybe turn or start to turn orange before June 15th. I was thinking about leaving about two feet of vine that they can provide a water source for.

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Answer 1

That's a good looking pumpkin! This article tells you what to do. And it doesn't sound like you need to put the cut vine in water (that might make it rot). Keep the pumpkin in a dry, sunny place and it should turn orange.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pumpkin/getting-green-pumpkins-to-turn-orange-after-the-pumpkin-vine-dies.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/pumpkin/how-to-tell-when-pumpkins-are-ripe.htm