PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It was gourds aplenty as boaters dressed as Captain America, Guy Fieri, a hot dog and more made a big splash in Oregon’s Tualatin’s Lake of the Commons on Sunday afternoon.

Giant pumpkins can top the scales at more than 2,000 pounds – and caring for these behemoths is often a full-time job. But for some growers in the central U.S., the dream of raising a world ...

Oct. 15—It was all hands on deck in Damariscotta on Monday morning for the annual Pumpkinfest Regatta. Contestants in costumes sought to stay afloat while rowing or motoring their enormous gourds. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ian (left) and Stuart Paton pose with a giant pumpkin in their nursery in the New Forest, Hampshire. The pumpkin's name was Muggle ...