Help with vine positioning

I have a 150lbs (OTT) pumpkin that is growing with the stem end angling
downward. The vine where the stem meets is now slightly pushing into the
ground, and by next week I'm sure the stem will be pushing into the ground
as well. I don't know how to stop the downward growth or how to raise the
stem end up. I guess I could carefully remove (shovel) some of the dirt
underneath the vine, but the thought of approaching my pumpkin with a shovel
in my hands scares the life out of me. 

Does anyone else have a solution?

 

Thanks much.

P. Cheatham

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