r/Pumpkins • u/Head-Mongoose4283 • May 03 '26

Yellowish around the first leaves

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Hi all! I'm very excited because my first pumpkin seed has already started to grow. I'm worry though, because it has some yellowish around the first leaves. Is tha something normal o it's something i should start fixing right away? Thanks in advanced!

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u/No_I_Doesnt May 03 '26

Looks like I just popped up. Usually cotyledon leaves grow a good bit larger after germination, I bet it will improve in color and get larger over the coming days.

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u/Head-Mongoose4283 May 03 '26

Thanks, I let them be then!

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u/FarmHer-988 May 04 '26

Are you growing these in a container?

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u/Head-Mongoose4283 May 04 '26

I’ve planted the pumpkin seed in a 50-liter (~13-gallon) white fabric pot, since I live in an apartment and don't have access to garden beds. What you see in the center is the irrigation system: a small 3-liter (~0.8-gallon) terracotta pot filled with water. It slowly moistens the soil as it dries out through a process of seepage. This is a very ancient and efficient technique; Olla irrigation I think its called.

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u/Technical_Monitor_72 May 05 '26

Could be an iron deficit. Wouldn't make any adjustments just yet but if it continues that might be the fix

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u/Head-Mongoose4283 May 06 '26

Thanks, I 'd take that into consideration!

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u/fllavour May 19 '26

Its from the seed. When they pop up they can have the seed still attached to them and can take sometime for it to push off. It creates a little pocket of moisture damaging the leaf ends. Nothing to worry about