MASSILLON, Ohio, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- An Ohio couple have raised what could be the real Great Pumpkin, a monster weighing in at 1,725 pounds.
DANVERS, Mass., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Farmers in eastern U.S. states like Massachusetts and Maine are seeing limited pumpkin crops due to bad weather in 2009, industry officials say.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A 1,145-pound pumpkin from the "Kentucky Pumpkin Mafia" came in first place at the Giant Pumpkin Contest at the Indiana State Fair Sunday, officials said.
NETLEY, England, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A pumpkin bigger than a small car has smashed the British all-time record for the largest-ever orange gourd, officials say.
TAUNTON, Mass., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A teenager with a green thumb was a top contender at a Rhode Island fair recently with his 1,224-pound pumpkin and equally imposing squash.
HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A 1,524-pound giant took home the top prize this year at the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The University of Wisconsin's first-ever Giant Pumpkin Regatta attracted a larger-than-expected crowd to a pier, sending 20 spectators into Lake Mendota.
OGATA, Japan, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The Akita Prefectural Government in Japan has given its Best Japanese Pumpkin Contest award to the grower of a 196-pound pumpkin.
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 10 (UPI) -- Illinois researchers say they've found chemicals have limited effects on the deadly crop blight known as Phytophthora capsici or pumpkin blight.
HALFMOON BAY, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The weigh-off at this year's world pumpkin championship in Half Moon Bay, Calif., will feature a meticulously calibrated 5-ton capacity digital scale.
