Welcome to Giant Pumpkins NZ
The Website for Growing Giant Pumpkins in NZBlog
The blog is full of news information and results
from events around the country.
F&Q's
The Facts and Questions page is made up of common questions
people have asked over the years.
How To
The How To section has
all the info you need to know about growing a giant pumpkin.
Events
Giant pumpkin events from around the country are listed all in one place.
Blog Posts
You should check outNZ Giant Pumpkin Records
The NZ record for giant pumpkin was set by Tim Harris on the 8th of April 2018 with a pumpkin weighing in at 808kg.
The NZ record was set in 2016 at 789.5kg, grown by Tim Harris from Morrinsville.
Read more about it here.
The NZ record was broken in 2012 by the Bartons in Whangarei with a 721kg pumpkin.
Read more about it here.
The NZ record was broken 3 times in 2011.
First up was Daphne Humphreys from Kumeu with her 420kg pumpkin
Read more about it here.
Next was John McKay from Mapua with a 497kg pumpkin.
Read more about it here.
The heaviest pumpkin for 2011 was grown by Robbie Dorresteyn from Taupo and weighed in at 540kgs
Read more about it here.
GPNZ Goals
To help people learn about growing giant pumpkins and give them the tools and advice to achieve heavier weights every year.
Recent Blog Posts
Happy Holidays 2018 / 2019
Happy Holidays to everyone, I hope your holiday period is a good one. Find out how my plant has been doing, and find out what a pumpkin tree looks like.
End of November 2018
The end of the year is fast approaching. I almost killed my giant pumpkin seedling, have some miniatures growing and have been painting some pumpkins.
Start of November 2018
I’ve started a little bit later than previous year, find out how the start of November has been going.
First Half of October 2018
With the pumpkin season upon us I’ve been kept busy this first half of October, find out what I’ve been up to.
Getting Ready for Growing in October
October is fast approaching which means giant pumpkin growing time is almost here. In this post I think about the different bits and pieces I need to get for my growing season.
Killing the Weeds
With around 3 months to go until the giant pumpkin growing season kicks off I thought I better kill some weeds that are taking over the tiny patch.
