With the right seeds and growing conditions, you can cultivate a 300-pound pumpkin in time for next year's Halloween.

FITCHBURG — Halloween may be seven months away but Scott Lehto, a competitive grower and local soil-health expert, is excited to share the fascinating world of giant pumpkin growing and help you ...

Shannon Engel will share his top tips, tricks, and secrets to cultivating award-winning giant pumpkins. Topics include: Choosing the right seeds, preparing the soil, managing growth challenges ...

Since 1996, the group has been a place for giant pumpkin aficionados to share knowledge, swap seeds and meet others with a common goal: growing the largest possible pumpkins.

About 30,000 people grow giant fruits and vegetables competitively, and pumpkins are most popular, said Andy Wolf, president of the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, which he calls “the NFL of pumpkin ...

How to grow a record-setting giant pumpkin Ford has been growing giant pumpkins for nearly 25 years.

Then he’ll wait for the next summer and plot ways to lure even bigger giants from the Oklahoma soil. Giant pumpkin growers have associations and weigh-offs every fall.

A year-round hobby Giant pumpkins grow between April and October, but the work is year-round. “In the winter time, we plant fava beans, vetch, oats, and bell beans as a cover crop,” said Ureña.

The 2,551-pound Atlantic Giant took first prize at the 2024 River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival weigh-off in Altoona on Sept. 28. The prize-winning plant was grown by veteran giant pumpkin ...