General Resources

BigPumpkins.com Home Page
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/

The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth
http://www.greatpumpkincommonwealth.com

The Pumpkin Nook
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/

Backyard Gardener - Atlantic Giant Pumpkins or Big Pumpkins
http://www.backyardgardener.com/pumpkin.html

The Pumpkin Patch - Ohio State University
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~vegnet/reports/pumpkins.htm

The Pumpkin Circle
http://www.pumpkincircle.com/contents.html

Crazy Growers (Germany)
http://crazy-growers.de

Giant Gardening
http://www.giantgardening.com/

Ontario Weigh-offs

Port Elgin Pumpinfest (Port Elgin, Ontario)
http://www.pumpkinfest.org/

Prince Edward County Pumpkinfest (Wellington, Ontario)
http://www.pec.on.ca/pumpkinfest/

Norfolk County Fair And Horse Show (Simcoe, Ontario)
http://www.norfolkcountyfair.com

Keene Pumpkin Festival (Keene, Ontario)
http://www.thekeenepumpkinfestival.com

Other Giant Vegetable Growing Clubs

Giant Veg (UK)
http://www.giantveg.co.uk

Colorado Pumpkins (CO, USA)
http://www.coloradopumpkins.com

New York State Giant Pumpkin Growing Association (NY, USA)
http://www.nysgpga.com

Connecticut Giant Squash & Pumpkin Growers Association (CT, USA)
http://www.ctpumpkin.com

Maine Pumpkin Growers Association (ME, USA)
http://www.mainepumpkins.com

Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Growers (USA)
http://www.sngpg.com

Soil Analysis, Amendments, Preparation

A & L Canada Laboratories Inc.
http://www.alcanada.com

A & L Sample Report with Reference Guide Explanations
http://www.al-labs-plains.com/pages/analysis/soil.html

Agri-Food Laboratories
http://www.agtest.com/

About composting
http://www.compost.org/AboutComposting.html

How to Grow Giant Pumpkins

Rules for international weigh offs (GPC)
http://www.pumpkinfest.org/international-rules.php

Growers manual
http://www.pumpkinfest.org/documents/growersmanual.htm

Don Langevin's GiantPumpkin.com Home Page
http://www.giantpumpkin.com

Giant Pumpkins In The Home Garden Factsheet - Ohio State University
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1646.html

Getting Seeds

Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant®
http://www.howarddill.com/

P and P Seeds
http://www.pandpseed.com

Thompson & Morgan - Dill's Atlantic Giant
http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/product/731/1?SA=1113

Giants of the Garden Store
http://www.giantsofthegarden.com/store.htm

Online Tools and Tips

Estimating the Weight of Your Giant Pumpkin - Pumpkin Nook
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/weight.htm

Weight Tables - Bigpumpkins.com (note: Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Attachments/2005WeightTables.pdf

Environment Canada - Ontario Weather
http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/canada/index_e.html?id=ON

The Weather Network · Canadian Cities · Ontario
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/indexon.htm

Pests, Diseases

Leaf problems - Texas A&M University (click picture to diagnose problem)
http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/cucurbit/indexleaf.html

Insect problems - Texas A&M University (click picture to diagnose)
http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/cucurbit/insect/insect.html

Garden Supplies, Tools, Irrigation

Lee Valley Tools
http://www.leevalley.com

Rittenhouse Garden Tools
http://www.rittenhouse.ca

Northern Garden Supply
http://www.northerngardensupply.com

Pumpkin Carving

The Pumpkin Gutter
http://www.pumpkingutter.com/pumpkininfo.html

Grumpkins
http://www.grumpkins.com