Mark Tremere, P.E.I.'s reigning champion giant pumpkin grower, is hosting a workshop at the York Community Centre this Wednesday evening, where he will be sharing his tips and tricks for growing ...

Growing a giant pumpkin is — it must be admitted — an utterly absurd exercise. You plant a seed and wait for flowers to sprout on its massive green tentacles.

What does it take to grow a giant pumpkin like this? Nathan ColemanVideo Journalist, Atlantic Canada Published on Oct. 17, 2024, 12:01 PM ...

Massive pumpkins can grow in Canada, and last October Phil and Jane Hunt presented a 1,959 pound (889 kilograms) pumpkin at the Woodbridge Fair. With files from CNN and The Old Farmer's Almanac.

It’s been a rather hot and dry summer on Prince Edward Island, which is not ideal for most farmers, but potentially a ...

Officials from the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth were on hand. Mr. van Kooten's pumpkin tipped the scales at 1,536½ pounds. That was a new California, British Columbia and Canadian record.

Bryan Sloat has been pumping out giant pumpkins for 20 years. Last year’s prize plant weighed in at 1,500 pounds, or about 680 kilograms, while he estimates this year’s best is between 600 and ...

Photo by Maurizio Camparmo / PNG Interest in growing giant pumpkins had its start at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904, where the biggest pumpkin at that time was just over 300 lb (136 kg).

In the world of competitive pumpkin growing in British Columbia, there is Scott Carley, and there is everyone else. Carley won the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Event at Krause Berry Farms Saturday with ...

Despite weather setbacks, Grower Robert Budde was still able to grow the biggest pumpkin he’s ever grown in Waterville this year. He attributes it to a lot of tender love and care. “We took good care ...