Just in time for Halloween, Wisconsin's heaviest-ever giant pumpkin was recently crowned at a fall festival. The 2,551-pound Atlantic Giant took first prize at the 2024 River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin ...

This massive 2,346-pound pumpkin would make one scary jack-o-lantern. After narrowly missing the title last year, electrical vehicle engineer Brandon Dawson won the top prize at the Safeway World ...

Whether you plan to enter your local fair's contest or want a fun and rewarding garden project, you can grow a giant pumpkin in your own backyard. Giant pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima) are distinct from ...

The Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers Club is offering its annual Beginner’s Giant Pumpkin Growers free seminar Saturday, Jan ...

ANOKA, Minn. — On a chilly April morning, Travis Gienger took his first gamble of the 2025 season. The world-champion giant-pumpkin grower typically starts his seeds indoors. But this year he was out ...

Giant pumpkin growing isn’t just a zany hobby. Giant pumpkin growing isn’t just a zany hobby — top finishers can earn more than $4,000 at weigh-off events in Colorado and even more out of state. Seeds ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With fall in full swing, one Albuquerque man has taken pumpkins to a new level by growing a massive 1,010-pound gourd right in his city backyard. “It was a lot of planning ...