The end of October annually brings Halloween. That means kids trick-or-treating in fantastic outfits. Pumpkin sales also go through the roof as folks look to decorate their yards and patios. There are ...

Doug Parker knelt, tools in hand, as he burrowed a hole in one of his large pumpkins in the front yard of his Sierra Madre home. The 400-pound gourd was being converted into a stove complete with a ...

"Farmer Mike" Valladao has been carving giant pumpkins for nearly 40 years, starting in 1984 when he saw the world's largest pumpkin at a festival in Half Moon Bay, Calif. He started growing his own ...

The pumpkin in Tony Scott's backyard weighs almost as much as a small car. He's been tending to it for months, feeding it fertilizer and covering it with a blanket at night to keep it at a stable ...

Growers cultivate giant pumpkins that can weigh nearly as much as a small car. The secret is to start with a good seed, then remove small pumpkins from the vine som one fruit gets all the nutrients.