Signalling the start of autumn and seen as a staple of Halloween decor, there are many ways the humble pumpkin can be put to good use, including making a hearty pumpkin soup or a sweet pumpkin pie. If ...

You can't have enough pumpkins during fall. Not only do they make for great decorations, they are also a key ingredient for many fall dishes and treats. If pumpkins help get you in the fall spirit, ...

The popularity of container gardening apparently knows no bounds. Gardeners have discovered they can grow a host of plants in pots, bins and window boxes. Here are 10 good candidates spanning the ...

Story Highlights • Lake City resident Tom Huxtable grew an 896-pound pumpkin this year, surpassing his goal of 800 pounds and ...

My gardening education began with a bean seed in a Dixie cup. A paper cup, a scoop of playground dirt and a sprouting bean seed was supposed to awaken every child’s sense of wonder at the natural ...

Scott has nurtured giant pumpkins for eight years. It still blows his mind watching them inflate, putting on about 40 pounds ...

I have seen giant pumpkins that are over 1,500 pounds, and read about those over 2,000 pounds. How do they grow those huge pumpkins? Could anyone grow a pumpkin like that? — Tom, Burlington. Each ...

The days are getting shorter, the air a little crisper, and suddenly those vibrant petunias that thrived in July are looking… ...