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Springfield Il

Has anyone ever seen a pumpkin like this? It came from a seed from last year's Dill. This vine had 4 that looked like this. My other vines were the same seed and none of them look like this strange thing. It is growing 4 or 5 lbs a day. vine is healthy.
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=118993

8/31/2009 1:21:11 PM

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Odd looking bugger. Not sure what it is.

8/31/2009 2:36:17 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Looks like squash genes in the line coming to say 'hi'

8/31/2009 5:06:24 PM

Ohio

Galyn, looks kinda like Mosiac Virus,,lol, Weird looking.

8/31/2009 6:24:04 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

May be mosaic virus. I can see it getting a little bumpy. I had one start to get green splotches on it, and it got bumpy. I'm guessing it was a mosaic virus. Are any of your younger leaves looking unusual

8/31/2009 7:19:38 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Didn't see the bumps, looked again, yep. Need to get new eyes....

8/31/2009 7:22:56 PM

Decatur, IL

Stem's green like a squash.

8/31/2009 8:08:55 PM

Adams County

from the knife at its throat, i think its trying to commit suicide... LOL... dangest thing ive ever seen.

8/31/2009 8:57:00 PM

Ohio

It sure does look like it doesnt it Doug?,, I have had young fruit right before pollination look like that , that had mosiac virus. But like CM says it has a green stem so it might be a squash, or half orange pumpkin half squash. It sure is neat look none the less.

Thanks for sharing that Galyn.

9/1/2009 4:53:17 AM

Ohio

http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/photopages/Cucurbit/CucViruses/CucurbitWMV3.htm

9/1/2009 5:04:14 AM

Long Island,New York

well, if you had all that pumpkin color on your squash you'd consider using the knife too Bill.....lol

9/1/2009 6:33:49 AM

Springfield Il

I wodnered if it might be mosaic virus. What should i do? Will this affect my other pumpkins? And the leaves all look normal.

9/1/2009 10:42:48 AM

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If the leaves are normal, I'd leave it. What ever inoculation may have occurred can't be changed now anyway.

9/1/2009 1:22:33 PM

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Are the other fruit on this plant normal?

9/1/2009 1:23:36 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

galyn,
My (suspected)mosaic infected pumpkin grew kept growing fairly well to around 350 lbs. I'd guess. I noticed the infection around day 10 or so.

9/1/2009 2:48:51 PM

Springfield Il

there were 2 fruits early on that aborted. Probably lack of pollination. They were the same way. Several weeks later this and another just like it showed up. The other aborted. I guess i will leave it and see what happens. I can't grow a big pumpkin, maybe i can grow the strangest!

9/1/2009 4:52:55 PM

[email protected]

What seed grew this?

9/1/2009 8:38:47 PM

Adams County

Galyn, i dont know what seed grew this but my 393 puts on green and yellow fruit . but only the green grow the yellow die after about 15 days. maybe green and yellow mixed .. grow it to see what it becomes. keep it posted. good luck ,,Bill PS ( the knive thing refered to the plastic name tag in the picture nothing else ) nothing personel meant. Bill

9/1/2009 9:28:25 PM