PGVG Tutorials from club members:

• Atlantic Giant Pumpkins: PRO TIPS FROM JIM SHERWOOD

• Atlantic Giant Pumpkins: PRO TIPS FROM CHARITY MARSHALL

• Jack LaRue: Growing Giant Tomatoes (Zoom Consultation Recording)

Spring Seminar Tutorials & Talks

• Spring Seminar 2023: John P. Taberna (Western Laboratory Soil Scientist) : Calcium & Giant Pumpkins

• Spring Seminar 2023: John P. Taberna (Western Laboratory Soil Scientist): How to Avoid Growing a Large Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

How to estimate the weight of your pumpkin?

• How to measure your pumpkin (Over the Top, aka OTT) to estimate the weight

  • Blog post: https://giantpumpkins.co.nz/giant-pumpkin-weight-estimation-calculator/

  • Several youtube videos: Moby Mike, Jay and the Giant Pumpkin, tremor6614

• 2025 GPC OTT Chart for Atlantic Giant Pumpkins: lbs to inches or cm to kg

Online Community Groups:

• PGVG Facebook Group

• BigPumpkins.Com: Home to All Things Giant Pumpkin

• The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth

• Backyard Giant Pumpkin Growers Facebook Group

Recommended Books:

• “How To Grow World Class Giant Pumpkins I”

• “How To Grow World Class Giant Pumpkins II”

• “How To Grow World Class Giant Pumpkins III”

• “How to Grow World Class Giant Pumpkins The All-Organic Way”

Online Resources:

• Beginner’s Guide to Growing a Giant Pumpkin

• How to Estimate the Weight of Your Pumpkin

• Plant Nutrients 101

Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC) Rules:

• GPC link to rules