Despite the thermometer reaching 12 degrees below zero, about two dozen people congregated at Parks Garden Center on Saturday morning for a seminar on growing giant pumpkins, led by Tim Parks of the ...

The end of October annually brings Halloween. That means kids trick-or-treating in fantastic outfits. Pumpkin sales also go through the roof as folks look to decorate their yards and patios. There are ...

Giant pumpkins can top the scales at more than 2,000 pounds – and caring for these behemoths is often a full-time job. But for some growers in the central U.S., the dream of raising a world ...

Giant pumpkins, which can pack on 50 pounds a day, are a different species than the ones carved for Halloween. And competitive growers -- who speculate on seed lineages like stock brokers, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ian (left) and Stuart Paton pose with a giant pumpkin in their nursery in the New Forest, Hampshire. The pumpkin’s name was Muggle ...

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 in his backyard ...