When many of today’s big growers got their start, the best resource for beginner growers was word of mouth and, later, a book called How to Grow World-Class Giant Pumpkins, by Don Langevin ...

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 ...

I thought I would take a little break from talking about the exorbitant number of trees down from Helene and ease into ...

Nic has three hoop houses measuring 24-feet-by-96-feet, built almost exclusively for growing giant pumpkins. One hoop house will grow only two enormous pumpkins. That’s because they need a lot ...

The official synopsis reads: “Grow is the story of Dinah Little ... Capital of the World’ where the biggest event of the year is a high-stakes cutthroat giant-pumpkin-growing contest where the entire ...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI — Driving on M-43 between Kalamazoo and Lake Michigan, it’s hard to miss the giant pumpkin sign on the side of the road with an orange Cadillac often parked out front.

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin: The largest fruit in the world by weight, grown specifically for competitions. It can weigh over 2,700 pounds (1,200 kg). Jackfruit: Native to South Asia, it is the largest ...