Like a lot of Ohioans, Gus Smithhisler gets the itch to carve a pumpkin each autumn. But, instead of going to a grocery store or a pumpkin patch, he brings in a forklift. “We haven’t had one this big ...

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Ian (left) and Stuart Paton pose with a giant pumpkin in their nursery in the New Forest, Hampshire. The pumpkin’s name was Muggle and it weighed as much as a bull moose. At 2,819 pounds and over 21 ...

2025 has not been our best growing season ever with really dry conditions since August. Many gardens look a little bleak right now. If you need some color, you are in luck. Instant color can be ...

WEIGH OFF, TAKING PLACE IN HALF MOON BAY. IT’S AN ANNUAL EVENT. IT’S AN OCTOBER TRADITION IN THE CITY. THE WINNING PUMPKIN GROWN BY A SANTA ROSA MAN, WEIGHED MORE THAN 2,300 POUNDS. FOR COMPARISON, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Halloween is over, which means many will have pumpkins that are leftover. So how do you get rid of your gourds? Instead of throwing pumpkins away in the garbage, there are ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A California engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd ...