Giant pumpkins stop growing when the mercury drops below 13 C. "In an ideal scenario, like Napa Valley, southern Ontario — they're grown outside. We have to grow inside ... in greenhouses.

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.

“It’s a lot of bragging rights, mostly," long-time giant pumpkin grower Fred Ansems tells The Weather Network. Weighing pumpkins in Waterville, Nova Scotia, on September 28, 2024.

Phil Hunt from Cameron, Ont. broke the Canadian record last year with a giant pumpkin weighing in at 1,959 pounds (888 kilograms) — close to being Canada’s first one-ton pumpkin.

Giant Wax Melon: The wax melon, also known as winter melon, can grow to 40 pounds. It has a mild and slightly sweet flesh and is used in cooking savory dishes such as curries, stews, and stir fry.

He will be displaying his prized pumpkin at a show in Nanaimo this month. Then, he will harvest seeds from a pumpkin now to be known as "1536.5 van Kooten 2008." ...

When it comes to giant pumpkins or any sort of edible plant, Zammit says they require well-drained and nutrient-rich soils and lots of sunlight — all of which is possible on a front lawn.

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).

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 ...