There is a plant growing by the side of my house and it looks like pumpkin but how do i know?

Question

There is a plant growing by the side of my house and it looks like pumpkin but how do i know?

Answer 1

YUP!  what mnoble said... or send us a picture for positive I.D.

Answer 2

pumpkin is from the squash family the flowers are light orange in color, large and trumpet- like in appearance. but the squash generally look the same. the leaves are generally dark and pointed with vines that are poky at first but soften as the plant gets older unlike the cucumber which is generally still sharp even as a bigger plant.