“we might hit a 3,000-pounder some day.” Yet the growers plant on, undaunted. After all, even Taberna admits that the limitations on pumpkin size are merely practical. In theory, there wouldn ...

In 2023, the 2,749-pound Goliath set the world record ... One day, you might have a great pumpkin, “then boom, the next day, all of the vine is completely dead,” says Julie Weisenhorn, a ...