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Not to be confused with great pumpkin or great pumpkin disambiguation.
Atlantic giant pumpkin. Maxima commonly weighing from 150 pounds to over one ton. The atlantic giant pumpkin is the variety i grew. To put that into perspective a fiat punto or renault clio weighs only a few kilos more. It s regularly produced monsters weighing over 600lbs.
Although this is a competition variety it s reported to have a good flavour. Place one dill s atlantic giant pumpkin seed in the bottom of each hole. Perhaps a little outmoded now by the atlantic giant but good results. Three hundred to 500 pound specimens are routinely grown with this variety but you still have to work at it growing a giant pumpkin requires.
This variety can easily produce giant pumpkins averaging 200 lbs but can get larger in optimal growing conditions. While these giant pumpkins are not good for eating many do enjoy them for carving and decorating. To get larger sizes you prune blossoms off the plant s vines leaving just 1 blossom per plant. To grow a giant pumpkin you have to choose the right seed.
The very best genetics are not available in stores they are traded on auctions with prices up to 500 dollar each. They can grow up to 400 pounds 180 kg or more in the right conditions but 50 to 100 pounds 22 to 45 kg is more common. Fill in each hole with 1 inch of soil tamping it down firmly. Water the planting site thoroughly using a garden hose.
Fruits can measure more than 6 feet 1 8 metres in diameter. They claim it s delicious but i was just aiming for size. Redirected from atlantic giant jump to navigation jump to search. Atlantic giant pumpkins are enormous pumpkin size competition pumpkins.
A giant pumpkin being grown in japan. The seeds also have names. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia. The largest pumpkin ever was produced on an atlantic giant plant and weighed in at 1810 lbs 821 2 kg.
Atlantic giant pumpkin is an heirloom open pollinated pumpkin variety that is sure to win a blue ribbon at the county fair. A giant pumpkin is an orange fruit of the squash c. Over the last 30 years this here gigantic pumpkin has earned miles of blue ribbons in growing contests. But virtually all giant pumpkins are descended from a variety called dill s atlantic giant which is widely available from seed companies and sells for typical seed prices.
