But in 1980 his pumpkins were even bigger. And in 1981 it happened again, clearly no fluke. There was something special about the seed. He called the strain Dill’s Atlantic Giant. That was the ...

About 125 giant pumpkin contests are held annually across the U.S., Canada and Europe, Sherwood said, but the National Pumpkin Weigh Off offers the largest cash prize.

Just in time for Halloween, Wisconsin's heaviest-ever giant pumpkin was recently crowned at a fall festival. The 2,551-pound Atlantic Giant took first prize at the 2024 River Prairie Ginormous ...

As for the seeds, the Keefers return them to the nursery in Canfield, where they are given to the original grower in the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers association in an attempt to produce ...