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Argh, wilted pumpkin!

17 years ago

Are pumpkins particularly susceptible to wilt and/or squash bugs? I've been killing squash bugs, and the populations been kept down from last year. However, my pumpkin, which was growing at an amazing rate, suddenly started wilting a couple days ago. I watered it thoroughly, and it seemed to be perked up yesterday morning. In the evening, it was wilted again, but worse than the day before. Today, the leaves are looking nearly dead on almost the entire plant. I have a Buttercup winter squash planted on the same hill, and summer squash planted 5' away and both are doing wonderfully, with no sign of wilting at all. I found one spot with newly hatched squash bugs on one of the pumpkin leaves, but otherwise no infestation.

Any ideas? This is only my second time growing pumpkins. Last time they were trouble free. I have a beauty of a Jack-O-Lantern already at 10+ pounds on this plant and hate to see it go to waste. :(

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