Lehto will also host a “Growing Giant Pumpkins Workshop,” from 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

There was something special about the seed. He called the strain Dill’s Atlantic Giant. That was the start of modern competitive pumpkin growing. After all, seeds are the heart of the pumpkin game.

Learn how to plant pumpkin seeds and grow your very own patch. Fact checked by Isaac Winter Caring for homegrown pumpkins when they're in the ground can be a time-intensive process, but as long as ...

It's a show they, and the world, have seen before: a man rowing a giant pumpkin down Tumut River. So, how do you actually grow a pumpkin large enough for an adult man to row like he's the ...

Wallace has become the rock star of giant pumpkin-growing. He was the first person in the world to break the 2,000-pound, or 1-ton, barrier when he grew a 2,009-pound pumpkin in 2012, and he ...

Prince Edward Islanders looking to try their hand at growing giant pumpkins will have the chance to learn from the best this Wednesday evening. Mark Tremere, P.E.I.'s reigning champion giant ...

Prince Edward Islanders looking to try their hand at growing giant pumpkins will have the chance to learn from the best this Wednesday evening. Mark Tremere, P.E.I.'s reigning champion giant pumpkin ...

Summer days are in the mid-80s, maximizing photosynthesis without desiccating the bloated fruit, and the semi-northerly locale means bonus sunlight hours throughout the growing season. By June the ...

Dinah’s farm is in the self-proclaimed ‘Pumpkin Capital of the World’ where the biggest event of the year is a high-stakes cutthroat giant-pumpkin-growing contest where the entire town gets their ...