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.

There was something special about the seed. He called the strain Dill’s Atlantic Giant. That was the start of modern competitive pumpkin growing. After all, seeds are the heart of the pumpkin game.

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 ...