WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The pumpkin in Tony Scott’s backyard weighs almost as much as a small car. He’s been tending to it for months, feeding it fertilizer and covering it with a blanket at ...

Growing your own pumpkins brings the joy of fall to your backyard and rewards you with food and decorations. Pumpkins thrive when planted in sunny, well-drained soil with plenty of space, nutrients, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Is there anything more idyllic during fall than spotting a field full of orange pumpkins? Or seeing a ...

Last month, the Guinness World Record for the largest pumpkin ever documented was broken by two brothers from Hampshire, England, who grew a pumpkin weighing 2,819 pounds and four ounces (heavier than ...

They might be most closely associated with Halloween, but pumpkins are an underrated all-around culinary powerhouse. They perfectly capture the flavors of fall, being most in season from September to ...

The fall and pumpkins are synonymous, but that wasn’t always the case. The jack-o’-lantern tradition began in Ireland and Scotland with turnips. At the time, pumpkins weren’t present in the area, and ...

COVENTRY, R.I. — Ron Wallace grows pumpkins nearly the size of a Fiat. From the pumpkin patch in his Rhode Island backyard, Wallace has become the rock star of giant pumpkin-growing. He was the first ...

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — What would the Circleville Pumpkin Show be without the giant pumpkins? Some of the pumpkin growers, including this year’s grand champion, said with a tough growing season ...

DANVILLE, Ind. — Many farmers are taking a look back at how recent weather patterns have affected crop production. “It’s been a really interesting growing season but that is sort of the norm,” said ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Remember Dave, the Giant Pumpkin Guy in the Summit City? After featuring his massive pumpkins grown right in his backyard last year, we followed up with him to learn how the ...