Farming towns across the country host annual giant pumpkin weigh-off competitions, inspiring growers to invest their time and money into feeding massive gourds. About 125 giant pumpkin contests ...
Like all giant pumpkins, its flesh was warped by all that mass—sort of like Jabba the Hutt with a spray tan. It is hard to imagine how a pumpkin could get any bigger. But you might have said the ...
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 ...
Growing giant pumpkins has become a big sport worldwide ... The $30,000 grand prize winner was grown in a pumpkin patch in his backyard that was watered as many as 12 times a day.
Gary Kristensen set out on an unusual mission, paddling just over 45.6 miles in a giant pumpkin boat. For 35 hours, he tackled river currents, equipment malfunctions and a couple of all-too-brief ...
After decades of competitively growing giant pumpkins, Jim Sherwood of Mulino finally notched a first-place win at the National Pumpkin Weigh Off last month in Wheatland, California. His monstrous ...
Autumn has hit the Coastal Bend, even though the temperatures don't quite match. What better way to celebrate the fall season than by hitting up a local pumpkin patch to purchase a gourd and take ...
At the annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, boaters attempt to cross a watercourse in Tualatin using only a giant pumpkin as their vessel. The regatta will happen on Sunday. Jim Sherwood is an ...