The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Growing full-sized pumpkins is tremendous fun, but also takes up tremendous space. One standard pumpkin ...

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 ...

Some homeowners are growing large pumpkin patches in small neighborhoods, and neighbors say the vines are spreading too far, ...

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.