[MichelleC]

My Jack O'Lanterns have suffered terribly with Powdery Mildrew despite using Yellow Sulphur at the first signs. However now the plants are dying back and some of the pumpkins are still green. Shall I cut them off with stem attached and will they ripen? Or just cut the leaves and leave the pumpkin attached to the plant to ripen.

[mumofstig]

I've been trimming off the worst mildewed leaves other than that I've left them to get on with it.
The growing tips of mine are still healthy and green, so there is still life in the plants.

[MichelleC]

If the growing tip is dead. Will the pumpkin still ripen off the plant?

[1st time veg grower]

I have successfully ripened pumpkins and squash off the vine. Put them in a really sunny spot and they should turn. My experience is that they don't store as well as ones fully ripened on the vine and then cured - I didn't have time/enough sun to both ripen and cure these ones, but you may. If the plant is definitely dead then go for it!

[weirdsowing]

I have a similar problem with my pumpkins - I have cut off the leaves and left the pumpkin attached to the withered vine, they are beginning to go orange. So I am hoping all will be well.

[rubyrose]

i am having same problem with my pumpkins and squashes most leaves have mildew or dying although growing tip is still green have cut loads of leaves off and non producing runners and now just hope they ripen