So today I was clearing away the pumpkin vines that have not yet put out a viable fruit. I made a huge mistake and uprooted a plant with a maturing pumpkin. It is already orange, but the stalk was still green.

I was cutting the vine into multiple pieces to dispose of it and by the time I realized what I did, there was only a small vine piece attached to the pumpkin. So I left it, as there was nothing else to do.

So what is going to happen? Will the pumpkin continue as normal with only about 3 feet of vine attached and nothing connected to a root system?

Or is this pumpkin going to meet his maker and dissolve to goo?