Growing a 2480 pound (1125kg) Giant Pumpkin

In 2022 I grew the 6th heaviest pumpkin in the world. At times it was growing 50 pounds a day. I filmed the whole process.
00:00 Soil Samples
01:08 Greenhouse Build
06:43 Seed Starting
10:22 Increasing Pot Size
12:15 Patch Preparation
16:59 Planting Site Preparation
22:47 Transplant
27:22 Plant Selection
29:28 Greenhouse Removal
33:54 Vine Burying
37:13 Fertigation
38:52 Fence Improvement
40:13 Pollination
43:14 Plant Maintenance
45:11 Pumpkin Platform
47:58 Extra Pumpkin Removal
49:05 Pumpkin Shelter
50:40 Pumpkin Inspection
53:23 More Fertigation
55:43 Pumpkin Lifting
57:26 Pumpkin Standing Up
59:37 Seed Collection
1:01:47 Carved Pumpkins

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  • @dowhilegeek
    @dowhilegeek5 ай бұрын

    I'm getting the feeling this guy has done this before.

  • @warwarneverchanges4937

    @warwarneverchanges4937

    3 күн бұрын

    Shure but then again I was thinking hes between 30-40 lets say he had 10 growing seasons give or take thats only 10 misstakes in the temperate zone you get one chance a year, also hes using many advanced growing manipulations so to speak, plus the secret growing tinkering hes doing behind the camera. This is incredible impressing and well calculated. Unless its a generational thing to contest grow, Iwe grown all my life and shure you pick up a thing or two as a child then other things come as a teenager etc but still even with 20 growing seasons this is impressive.

  • @iconofsin1043
    @iconofsin10438 күн бұрын

    I was thinking weather I should try to grow pumpkin or not, few seconds in, I'm already sold :D

  • @rubenmarcelogarciabertiola6546
    @rubenmarcelogarciabertiola65464 күн бұрын

    You inside the pumpkin ... Impressive ! . Happiness and greetings from city of Concepción Biobío in Chile 🇨🇱

  • @FlomatonFamous
    @FlomatonFamous4 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed that video and picked up some good tips. Thanks for sharing!

  • @garychen7081
    @garychen70815 ай бұрын

    Awesome. Would love to see this narrated or annotated with you describing the process, all the tools and materials youre using, your thoughts and intentions the whole time...fascinating stuff!

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    5 ай бұрын

    That's a good idea! Thanks!

  • @TheWickerShireProject

    @TheWickerShireProject

    3 ай бұрын

    @@NortheastGiantPumpkin Yeah excellent idea! Inside scoop from the mind of the grower of the biggest pumpkins! We'd all enjoy that! Blessings from Tennessee! Amazing! I used to visit Topsfield fair as a kid. I love what you guys do! So many memories!

  • @tammytamz3046

    @tammytamz3046

    Ай бұрын

    I’m thinking you could add an Amazon store too… with things you buy from vermiculite to Felcos… and that plastic!!

  • @Hakunamataha
    @Hakunamataha4 ай бұрын

    Absolutly incredible, man , so much love from Germany.

  • @ninidima1

    @ninidima1

    8 күн бұрын

    Züchtest du auch Riesen-Kürbisse? :)

  • @FredericoMirandaBrandaoAlves
    @FredericoMirandaBrandaoAlves4 күн бұрын

    Thanks for sharing the insightful video.

  • @AndreaCcZ
    @AndreaCcZ10 күн бұрын

    Absolutly incredible, congratulations from Italy.

  • @Tom-pt5wm
    @Tom-pt5wm21 күн бұрын

    A master of his craft👏🏻👏🏻

  • @bradbahns6116
    @bradbahns61165 ай бұрын

    Love the compilation of all your shorter videos! I grew your 2480 here in Oregon and got 1214.5 pounds that came in 15% heavy. I picked that one first and ended up wishing I had let it grow another 3 weeks.

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    5 ай бұрын

    That's so cool to hear!! Wow 15% heavy is awesome. Are you growing again next year?

  • @bradbahns6116

    @bradbahns6116

    5 ай бұрын

    . @NortheastGiantPumpkin Yep! Excited about next season. Looking forward to the seed auctions coming up. I did five plants last year. Not sure if I am up for that many again, but would like to take a run at 4300 pounds and a jacket. Are you growing next year? How many plants do you typically do?

  • @Wyvernnnn

    @Wyvernnnn

    5 ай бұрын

    Do you end up eating them a little? What's the difference with a regular pumpkin?

  • @VANGarden-iv1yo
    @VANGarden-iv1yoАй бұрын

    wow, the pumpkin is so big ❤

  • @harrellt1405
    @harrellt14055 ай бұрын

    Nice. Just love watching all the intricate steps of a master

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @patrickgavin4505
    @patrickgavin45057 күн бұрын

    My favorite book as a child was James and the Giant Peach. I must have read it 100 times.

  • @chrisdunn4457
    @chrisdunn44573 ай бұрын

    Anytime you weigh a pumpkin in your area bigger than Ron Wallace you know you’re doing good! Love watching the video! Great job!🎉

  • @Godisincontrol325

    @Godisincontrol325

    Ай бұрын

    I know right 😃

  • @pbshands
    @pbshands2 ай бұрын

    Well done

  • @Golden_SnowFlake
    @Golden_SnowFlake7 күн бұрын

    Super cool dude!

  • @lemagreengreen
    @lemagreengreen10 күн бұрын

    I am convinced you can see it swelling in some of these shots! incredible

  • @eltoronegro
    @eltoronegro3 ай бұрын

    I’d love to see a longer form video on your seed starting and early indoor growing. What’s that tent thing you have?? Thanks

  • @titoinette31
    @titoinette318 күн бұрын

    Great great job !!! Bravo :)

  • @JuliusUnique
    @JuliusUnique5 күн бұрын

    wow! impressive

  • @ChihoLee
    @ChihoLee2 ай бұрын

    Wow! Thanks for sharing your works! I see love and patient and more ... I will try giant pumpkin in my land next year for sure!

  • @evanpagano
    @evanpagano5 ай бұрын

    Great vid! I am a new fan and am going to be attempting my first giant pumpkin in 2024. Ever have an issue with too much water/ rainfall? New England here too.

  • @johu788
    @johu7885 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your growing process. I learnt how to pin and bury the vines from your videos and used it for my first time watermelon patch. It's going very well. Do you cut the vine after the pumpkin forms for nutrient uptake or just so it's easy to access? God bless you. 😄

  • @GeeNoniGee
    @GeeNoniGee3 ай бұрын

    I needed something to help me focus on something else, and this absolutely fit the bill, I was RIVETED!!

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @Tree.house424
    @Tree.house42426 күн бұрын

    He feeds them more than I have to feed my own kids.

  • @stevenstuart4813
    @stevenstuart48132 ай бұрын

    Hi sir nice job ! What was all the amendments you put in the ground before you planted?

  • @fernandosancho7833
    @fernandosancho78338 күн бұрын

    Buen video y buen trabajo

  • @eddohan
    @eddohan2 күн бұрын

    Lifetime supply of pumpkin seeds!

  • @z123462075
    @z1234620754 ай бұрын

    nice 😊so relaxing

  • @onenewworldmonkey
    @onenewworldmonkey2 ай бұрын

    Awesome. You should have taken a picture of yourself from inside the pumpkin saying "you'll never guess where I am" at the very beginning of your video. Google says you'll get a thousand seeds from a giant pumpkin. It doesn't look correct. I was just on ebay where people want $5 a seed for 1000 lb examples. I'm retired and always wanted to try it, not to your extent, of course. I was wondering about the amount of light per day on the seedlings. I should read a book about this but am taking the lazy route and watching youtube. I was totally absorbed in your video. Great job.

  • @onenewworldmonkey

    @onenewworldmonkey

    2 ай бұрын

    I don't know how I forgot to ask you for a recommendation for seeds. Do you recommend anyone? I'm not going for a record. BTW I used to work for a manufacture of industrial equipment that made pelletizers. As the lab manager I got all kinds of manure. You name it I had it. I tested them in the garden and worm casting beat everything except for one with a non disclosure agreement but I can say coal was part. Worms produce a hormone that helps root growth.

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! I would recommend finding "Atlantic Giant" seeds. They grow the big ones.

  • @duriancacaoboy964
    @duriancacaoboy9648 күн бұрын

    It's clear that soil preparation is vital, however was there indication about amendment to happy frog mix?

  • @Godisincontrol325
    @Godisincontrol325Ай бұрын

    😃🎉 Excellent I subscribed to your channel 🙏

  • @bechirbenslama346
    @bechirbenslama346Ай бұрын

    verry nice video

  • @mapacheomori8314
    @mapacheomori83144 ай бұрын

    I would have liked it to have written instructions, even if it was something simple. Have you thought about writing a book or do you know of a book that literally explains how to plant a giant pumpkin? xD thanks for the video 🎃 🧡

  • @jeremiahedwards2073
    @jeremiahedwards20737 күн бұрын

    Does your soil ripper with the two poles and 4 hooks have a brand name or official tool name, or is that thing home made? I would really like one of those.

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    6 күн бұрын

    It's called a broadfork. Mine is from a company called treadlite. I love it

  • @sahissahisoglu653
    @sahissahisoglu6532 ай бұрын

    What delicious dessert can be made from this pumpkin?

  • @joycesmith1270
    @joycesmith1270Ай бұрын

    WOW!!!!!

  • @higheriam
    @higheriam4 күн бұрын

    Id be interested in what amendments used. What cost and if there was a prize $. Amazing techniques. ❤

  • @dodobird4155
    @dodobird41553 күн бұрын

    can i know which fertilizers did u used, and propotions of them?

  • @tammytamz3046
    @tammytamz3046Ай бұрын

    What city are you in? I want to start at the right time… the weathers been so whacky!

  • @Czibs111
    @Czibs1113 ай бұрын

    Help!!! Where did you source your TKO phosphite from?

  • @justanotherfaceinthecrowd
    @justanotherfaceinthecrowd19 күн бұрын

    I think you need more fertiliser 😆 Just wow .. what zone are you in?

  • @Hallenecho
    @Hallenecho7 күн бұрын

    Great Pumpkin, you could make a igloo out of it.

  • @Rvbcaboose714
    @Rvbcaboose7148 күн бұрын

    Nature is the real miracle grow

  • @mobileplayers5008

    @mobileplayers5008

    2 күн бұрын

    Nah not just nature helped that. They re-rooted all the pumpkins into one which means all pumpkins giving nutritions to a pumpkin.

  • @swannyburger5866
    @swannyburger5866Ай бұрын

    Do those marigolds keep the critters away the whole time???

  • @Dancing-skincare
    @Dancing-skincareАй бұрын

    Wow amazing vid I just Ed harvest my corn😮😊

  • @diloramshirinova7161
    @diloramshirinova716122 күн бұрын

    Парень серьезно занимается тыквой ! А можно ли эту тыкву потреблять в пищу , после стольких химикатов ?! ТЫКВА КРАСАВИЦА !

  • @ivonevieira4948
    @ivonevieira49488 күн бұрын

    Engraçado as abóboras que plantamos estão boas para a colheita quando o talo é as folhas secam e aí está tudo verdinho?

  • @elieeid8865
    @elieeid88656 күн бұрын

    I would like to know the grade of the plastic roll you have used thank you for replying

  • @smoothmove7566
    @smoothmove7566Ай бұрын

    It's the great pumpkin Chunky Brown.

  • @SiratRatna
    @SiratRatna3 ай бұрын

    Greetings, one profession, I also have an account that likes agriculture, picking fresh fruit😊

  • @user-kv4hq7hu2k
    @user-kv4hq7hu2k12 күн бұрын

    ❤😂❤ from Serbija. 👋 💪🙂👍

  • @bobvigo902
    @bobvigo90210 күн бұрын

    A lot of work and resources to grow such a beautiful plant. What is the practical significance? Just a hobby?

  • @mobileplayers5008
    @mobileplayers50082 күн бұрын

    I'm still don't understand how all these pumpkin fused into a big one.

  • @pumpkinbrat1956
    @pumpkinbrat1956Ай бұрын

    Hello, what size steel pipe are you using? 3 Inch?

  • @edwardcheng8533
    @edwardcheng85335 күн бұрын

    Must have grafted many plants into one giant plants. Must have used lots of GA3 plants regulator to delay maturity, and must have use lots of IBA to boost root systems. Furthermore, must have used lots rich potassium fertilizer, pesticide and fungicide. The giant pumpkin was not edible because there must be lots of agricultural chemicals that had absorbed.

  • @eng.agronomoJ.C
    @eng.agronomoJ.C2 ай бұрын

    Parabéns muito bonita a sua dedicação, consegue me enviar algumas sementes ?quero semear aqui no Brasil!.

  • @lillianlouie4284
    @lillianlouie42845 күн бұрын

    Do you all eat any of the pumpkin?

  • @masholek4945
    @masholek49452 ай бұрын

    Any nutrition

  • @caseyturner8773
    @caseyturner87734 ай бұрын

    Do you sell seeds?

  • @NezVonClutch
    @NezVonClutch11 күн бұрын

    Sooo….. wires and poles?

  • @Jsavage817
    @Jsavage8175 ай бұрын

    What pumpkin seeds do you use?

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    5 ай бұрын

    Atlantic Giant variety.

  • @John.Flower.Productions
    @John.Flower.Productions5 ай бұрын

    Living in Southeast Texas disallows me from ever being able to achieve anything near this incredible result, not that living at a more northerly latitude makes this a mean feat by any stretch of the imagination. That said, I do wonder what would be possible with those genetics.

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    5 ай бұрын

    Texas is definitely tough growing for these, but the state record is still pretty big: 745 pounds

  • @John.Flower.Productions

    @John.Flower.Productions

    5 ай бұрын

    @@NortheastGiantPumpkin I achieved 250+ inches the third/last time that I tried (2019), _theoretically_ placing me somewhere near half of that. I really admire the effort that it takes, in addition to the great results that you have achieved.

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    5 ай бұрын

    @@John.Flower.Productions Thank you! That's impressive! I hope you try again

  • @John.Flower.Productions

    @John.Flower.Productions

    5 ай бұрын

    @@NortheastGiantPumpkin Just another _2,100ish pounds_ to go, before I can sit with you at the big-boy table.

  • @user-de1eq3cp9l
    @user-de1eq3cp9l2 ай бұрын

    Donde consigo de esas semillas?

  • @katherinemitchell612

    @katherinemitchell612

    2 ай бұрын

    It's called Dill's Atlantic Giant and you can get the seeds from Park Seeds. Other seed companies, also.

  • @chana5225
    @chana522520 күн бұрын

    What is the name of seed?

  • @gardeningdz1244
    @gardeningdz12447 күн бұрын

    on the other hand the marigolds remained very small 😂

  • @GoutsGiantPumpkin
    @GoutsGiantPumpkin5 ай бұрын

    I love you 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

  • @tS-ro1lm
    @tS-ro1lmАй бұрын

    Has anyone tried growing a giant pumpkin on the side of a hill so all the nutrients go to the pumpkin?

  • @Aseppedaw023
    @Aseppedaw0232 күн бұрын

    Oyes

  • @Manjarow
    @Manjarow29 күн бұрын

    you made soup?

  • @jcmjcm1945
    @jcmjcm194527 күн бұрын

    Umm yeah the amount of Chem fertilizer??? I'll stick to my naturally grown pumpkins.

  • @qingchen8511
    @qingchen85112 ай бұрын

    1:02:02

  • @azadgardenbangla7906
    @azadgardenbangla79063 ай бұрын

    Give me pumpkin seeds

  • @janvanaardt3773
    @janvanaardt37737 күн бұрын

    Alot of work

  • @Santino808-
    @Santino808-2 ай бұрын

    Don’t do that the ether pumpkin still growing

  • @knutstraatman6192
    @knutstraatman61923 ай бұрын

    Just wondering, is it nice to eat such a big one?

  • @jamesofallthings3684

    @jamesofallthings3684

    2 ай бұрын

    No.

  • @thabisobaloyi7431
    @thabisobaloyi7431Ай бұрын

    Too much processes and procedures indeed......but good works

  • @manhduy5317
    @manhduy531719 күн бұрын

    ❤❤ quả bí khổng lồ

  • @mariejeanekawini8952
    @mariejeanekawini895217 күн бұрын

    When I was young my grandmother would never allow us to touch pumkin plants cos they are very sensitive. You are handling the plant so many times thus spreading disease from one end to another and keep repeating the process all over again.

  • @OktoberLayne
    @OktoberLayneАй бұрын

    Without any dialogue explaining what he's doing this video is useless.

  • @ThrustersX

    @ThrustersX

    Ай бұрын

    A magician never reveals his secrets.

  • @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    @NortheastGiantPumpkin

    Ай бұрын

    It's not a how to video, but if you turn on subtitles there is some information

  • @dallon507

    @dallon507

    Ай бұрын

    I’m curious how you got this far into KZread without eyesight.

  • @sullydeel5481

    @sullydeel5481

    Ай бұрын

    Not true.

  • @bertieanderson2886
    @bertieanderson2886Ай бұрын

    You did not say what you added to the soil or explain what you were doing. I learned NOTHING. Time wasted!

  • @planktongaming92

    @planktongaming92

    10 күн бұрын

    Wasted*

  • @duriancacaoboy964

    @duriancacaoboy964

    8 күн бұрын

    You're right, no idea of what added to soil mix etc

  • @vincent5981

    @vincent5981

    8 күн бұрын

    Well it was you choice to waste your time so please stfu.

  • @mobileplayers5008

    @mobileplayers5008

    2 күн бұрын

    He didn't explained how did all those growing pumpkins fused into a big one. One cannot produce a big one like that. It need many to produce it. It give all the nutritions to one but how?

  • @Mikeymonkey1971

    @Mikeymonkey1971

    2 күн бұрын

    I think that he no tell is that that is his secret for the competition 😅 . I really think that that is the case sadly.

  • @bubbs1881
    @bubbs188123 күн бұрын

    The way you do this is the complicated method. I am growing four varieties of giant pumpkin. You don't have to through the long process of soaking the seed and everything. I just plant mine in a pot and let them do there thing. It doesn't involve peroxide or anything. And you don't need fancy covers. And special soil. Plants are not hard to keep alive it's just making sure you water them, give them fertilizer when needed, look after then twice a day, and let time and nature do its thing. Don't do this method. It's the wrong method. I'd watch another guy do its like 7 years old or something like that. But this isn't even the right way. With the way I am talking I might get a 4,000 - 5,000 pounder. And I am growing Cinderellas ride which might fetch 700 - 1,000 first prize which might fetch 350 - 500 and big Max with night be 100 - 280. And yet I don't do this method. But it might be because of a different climate IDK. But this is the wrong way.

  • @seanoneal8611
    @seanoneal86115 ай бұрын

    Is it legal to grow a pumpkin that big? It seems unnecessarily dangerous and wasteful.

  • @bohdanzilik3867

    @bohdanzilik3867

    5 ай бұрын

    XD

  • @Wyvernnnn

    @Wyvernnnn

    5 ай бұрын

    It's only legal on Montana, that's the only state they don't have funding for the pumpkin police

  • @azumanguy

    @azumanguy

    2 ай бұрын

    Major choking hazard, keep away from children

  • @duriancacaoboy964
    @duriancacaoboy9648 күн бұрын

    Others agree, an average gardener will learn little from hour long video. Sorry. I understand this video is more about arrogance of time, money and nothing gained from video.