This variety is best for spacious gardens, as you'll need to give each plant at least three feet of breathing room to develop. Dill's Atlantic giant needs direct sunlight, moist soil, and 130 days to ...

Learn which companion plants help pumpkins thrive and which to avoid for a healthier, more productive crop. Here are the best ...

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well-drained soil and a sunny location." Of course, check with your local garden center about which type of pumpkin you should buy for your location since each plant can be very different and ...

but their nectar and pollen-rich blooms also attract pollinators that will pollinate pumpkin flowers. For best results, plant sunflowers around the perimeter of your garden to prevent these two plants ...

They send soil and tissue samples to a lab to make sure the pumpkins ... the best resource for beginner growers was word of mouth and, later, a book called How to Grow World-Class Giant Pumpkins ...

Pumpkin picking season is in full swing in western Massachusetts and many local farms are facing significant challenges with ...

Buxton resident Charlie Lopresti breaks state records with a 2,365.5-pound gourd. See all kinds of pumpkins, great and small ...

TOPSFIELD — Sharon resident Steve Connolly has won the most giant pumpkin growing contests in Topsfield Fair history.

Some squash, pumpkin and potato farmers in the Pioneer Valley are bearing the burden of a soil-based disease described by one ...