Though it took about a century to get competitive pumpkin growing from its starting point — a 400-pounder at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair — to the thousand-pound mark, it took a mere 16 years ...

Tipping the scales with the heaviest pumpkin in the adult category was Cape Sable Island grower Craig Swim with a 1,260 pounder. Placing second was Ashlee Swim with a 1,145-pound entry ...

If Kueny gets all his paperwork in, Guinness will then be tasked in determining if he beat out Hansen's current record, which is a 37.5-mile paddle on the Missouri River in a 846-pound pumpkin.

Defending champion Travis Gienger of Minnesota won top prize in the 51st annual Safeway World Champion Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay on Monday. His 2,471-pound prize gourd came just 8 pounds ...

Thomas Andres, a squash expert at the New York Botanical Garden, has predicted that the first 2,000-pound—one ton—pumpkin will appear in 2014. Despite Werner’s dedication during the summer ...

To celebrate the end of their fall season, Cherry Crest Adventure Farm in Ronks hosted three pumpkin drops, one of which featuring a pumpkin weighing over 1,700 pounds. The pumpkins were hoisted ...

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 ...

Belgium is supposed to specialize in Brussels sprouts, but last autumn a horticulturist there raised a 2,624.6-pound pumpkin, squashing the world record for the heaviest fruit. American growers ...