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, ...

Pumpkin seeds sitting in someone's hands - Fotoduets/Getty Images We all know the struggle of finding the perfect seeds to grow new plants. And once those tiny seeds spring to life, the reward is pure ...

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 night to keep it at a stable ...

Watermelons are to summer like pumpkins are to fall! And we're not just talking about swapping fresh watermelon juice for pumpkin spice lattes or grilled watermelon wedges for Ree Drummond's favorite ...

Growers cultivate giant pumpkins that can weigh nearly as much as a small car. The secret is to start with a good seed, then remove small pumpkins from the vine som one fruit gets all the nutrients.

Tony Scott stands with the pumpkin he grew in his Wappingers Falls, N.Y., backyard on Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum) Tony Scott stands with the pumpkin he grew in his Wappingers Falls, N.Y., ...