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.

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 ...

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 ...

It is the most successful giant pumpkin state in the U.S., so to break a record with a bunch of elite growers is a privilege." How to grow a record-setting giant pumpkin Ford has been growing ...