EAST END, Ark. – Rudy Molnar from East End is taking a jab at growing a record breaking ‘Atlantic Giant Pumpkin.’ The hearty ...

Growing giant pumpkins takes a lot of dedication of space, water and time. This year, that dedication paid off for Mitch Krause of Chanhassen with a 1,217-pound pumpkin, the largest he has ever ...

There was something special about the seed. He called the strain Dill’s Atlantic Giant. That was the start of modern competitive pumpkin growing. After all, seeds are the heart of the pumpkin game.

The GPC contains what Yohe calls the “great pumpkin dynasties,” families who have been growing competitively for years – ...