Belgium’s Mario Vangeel was crowned champion on 13 October, with a colossal pumpkin weighing in at 1,152kg - around the same as a small car. No newcomer to the art of growing giant pumpkins ...

I have, like, sunflower seeds and then, like, a bunch of pumpkin ones. I could probably grow giant pumpkins for the next 50 years off of what I have, I've been worried about this lift for a week now.

It is the most successful giant pumpkin state in the U.S., so to break a record with a bunch of elite growers is a privilege." Ford has been growing giant pumpkins for nearly 25 years. He said the ...