Atlantic Giant
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The Atlantic Giant is a pumpkin (sometimes also qualified as a squash, depending on fruit color) variety of the species Cucurbita maxima that was bred by Howard Dill. The uniqueness of this variety lies in its production of fruits both more massive and more voluminous than those produced by any other plant in the world. The heaviest Atlantic Giant pumpkin on record weighed in at 681.3 kg (1,502 pounds) and was grown by Ron Wallace in 2006. Under standard conditions the Atlantic Giant can consistently produce fruits in excess of 500 lbs.
Many people grow the Atlantic Giant pumpkin variety for competition at weighoffs and harvest festivals around the world. These gardeners tend to become extraordinarily involved with taking care of their pumpkins, because of the large amount of effort that it takes to grow this variety. Numerous clubs and organizations dedicated to promoting giant pumpkin growing exist worldwide.
Seeds from pumpkins that have been proven to produce big pumpkins can be sold at online auctions for considerable sums of money. The highest price for a single pumpkin seed being $850 for a 1068 Wallace seed in 2006 [1].
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[edit] External links
[edit] Grower clubs and organizations
[edit] Worldwide
[edit] Western U.S.
- South Dakota Giant Pumpkin Growers Association
- Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers
- Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers
[edit] Midwestern U.S.
- Indiana Pumpkin Growers' Association
- Illinois Giant Pumpkin Growers Association
- Central Wisconsin Pumpkin Growers
- Southern Ohio Giant Pumpkin Growers
- Giant Urban Pumpkin Growers of America
[edit] Southern U.S.
[edit] Eastern U.S.
- CT Giant Pumpkin Growers Association
- New Hampshire Giant Pumpkin Growers Association
- Pennsylvania Giant Pumpkin Growers Association
- Vermont Giant Vegetable Growers
- New York State Giant Pumpkin Growers Association
- Maine Pumpkin Growers Organization
- New England Pumpkin Growers Association
[edit] Outside the U.S.
[edit] Message forums mailing lists, and blogs
- BigPumpkins.com
- Giant Pumpkins
- Giant Vegenetics
- Illinois Giant Pumpkin Growers Association Message Board
- German Interactive Giant Pumpkin Website
- Hort.net - Pumpkin Mailing List Archives
[edit] Family trees, pumpkin data, and other seed info
- AGGC
- Crampton Seeds Database
- DNAtrack - Atlantic Giant Family Trees and Pumpkin Stats
- Pumpkin Genetics @ Brian's Pumpkin Page
- Pumpkin Watch - Stats and Stuff by Don Langevin *Coming Soon*
- Giant Pumpkin Seeds - Ray Waterman
[edit] Other links
- Bart Toftness's Giant Pumpkins
- Brian's Insanity
- Dr. Bills Pumpkin Patch--this website has not been updated since 2002.
- Duncan the Pumpkin
- Giant Pumpkins
- Giant Pumpkin Surgeon
- Grumpkins
- Great Pumpkin Adventures by Diana
- Henry Holmans Giant Pumpkins
- Pumpkin Karma
- Pumpkin Master
- Rick's Cool Stuff
- South African Giant Pumpkins
- Stewart's Giant Pumpkin Page
- Cliff's PumpkinZone