Farming towns across the country host annual giant pumpkin weigh-off competitions, inspiring growers to invest their time and money into feeding massive gourds. About 125 giant pumpkin contests are ...

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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — 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 ...

Brandon Dawson claimed victory at the 2025 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, California, with his 2,346-pound pumpkin. Dawson, whose 2,465-pound entry finished second in ...

Credit: Miramar Events/Cover Images/Cover Images A grower from northern California has been crowned champion at this year’s Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, after his enormous autumnal ...

On a chilly April morning, Travis Gienger took his first gamble of the 2025 season. The world-champion giant-pumpkin grower typically starts his seeds indoors. But this year he was out in his backyard ...

Brandon Dawson of Santa Rosa clinched victory at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay with his giant pumpkin that weighed 2,346 pounds. A California engineer and gardening ...

Credit: Miramar Events/Cover Images/Cover Images A grower from northern California has been crowned champion at this year’s Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, after his enormous autumnal ...

On a chilly April morning, Travis Gienger took his first gamble of the 2025 season. The world-champion giant-pumpkin grower typically starts his seeds indoors. But this year he was out in his backyard ...