Rowing a giant pumpkin might seem like something from a nursery rhyme, but growing it? Mark Peacock is The Big Pumpkin grower ...

Topsfield, Mass.— A voice has long whispered in American ears: Bigger, it says. So we get Manifest Destiny. And the Empire State Building. And the McMansion and the Humvee and the concept of ...

Marketmore cucumbers (seeds available from Botanical Interests) have earned their place as a famous heirloom cucumber for a ...

It might feel like it’s a little too early to start thinking about growing pumpkins, but if you think you have what it takes ...

You can grow pumpkins up a fence line, on a trellis, or over an archway. Hannah has built some arches in her garden using long strips of concrete reinforcing mesh, also called reo. This has the added ...

Styrian pumpkins are large plants with vines 2.5-3 m long. The fruit weigh an average of 6 kg. The flesh is coarse and stringy, suitable for animal feed. Seed breeders have developed bush varieties ...

To save space, Hannah grows as many plants as possible vertically – and when you include wide-spreading plants such as pumpkins, that’s a big saving! You can grow pumpkins up a fence line, on ...