Growers spend hundreds of dollars on seeds and countless hours tracing the lineage of gargantuan gourds in the race to create ...

Growers cultivate giant pumpkins that can weigh nearly as much as a small car. The secret is to start with a good seed, then remove small pumpkins from the vine som one fruit gets all the nutrients.

The pumpkin’s name was Muggle and it weighed as much as a bull moose. At 2,819 pounds and over 21 feet in circumference, this enormous gourd claimed the dual titles of “heaviest pumpkin” and “largest ...

A pumpkin is technically a berry. Yet unlike many fruits, it can reach sizes that rival a large boulder. A specific ...

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 ...

Twin brothers in the United Kingdom grew the biggest pumpkin ever documented, tipping the scales at 2,819.3 pounds Marta Hill - Staff Contributor Ian and Stuart Paton pose with their world record ...

Unlike other seeds, such as flax (best eaten ground) or chia (best soaked), pumpkin seeds are ready to eat and still deliver plenty of fiber and polyphenols (natural compounds found in plants and ...

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y.(AP) — The pumpkin in Tony Scott's backyard weighs almost as much as a small car. He's been tending to it for months, feeding it fertilizer and covering it with a blanket at ...