Product Details

• Actors: n, a
• Directors: Mark Lewis
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS (DIRECT)
• DVD Release Date: September 18, 2007
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000UJBY88
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,198 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The extreme gardeners who compete at the annual Cooperstown Weigh Off have one obsessive goal - to raise the biggest pumpkin in the world. These gurus of the gourd nurture their fruits through harsh weather, floods, animal attacks and even sabotage to produce pumpkins of gigantic proportion. Follow Joe Pukos and his fellow competitors through the final harrowing days of harvest and the journey across New York State with the bulging behemoths.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Educational, April 11, 2009

By	George Roark "www.TheGardenHound.com" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This video does a top notch job at capturing the trials, tribulations and elation that can be part of raising a giant pumpkin and entering it into a competition. Very funny at times--the producer did an excellent job in relaying the dreams and nightmares of these pumpkin growers as the season progressed.

There is some how-to information, but this is mostly individual growers preferences. It is nice to see the contrast in techniques because it highlights that there are many ways to approach raising a prized fruit.

I'm going to try my hand at a Dill's Atlantic Giant pumpkin this year, so I'll be re-watching this video through the season for inspiration and an idea here and there.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and informative, September 6, 2007

By	Walker55 "walker55" (Golden, CO USA) - See all my reviews

My husband and I watched this on PBS last night, and loved it. It is very tongue and cheek in its presentation, while at the same time capturing a niche of the world I knew nothing about. Who knew raising these behemoth pumpkins involved so much labor (and obsession)? We were laughing constantly, and were very much drawn in by the stories of the individuals. Definitely recommended!

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious! What an authentic documentary, October 28, 2007

By	T. Romero "suburban mama" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great movie! If it weren't for a small snippet about pumpkin sex (wrapping the flowers in pantyhose to prevent fertilization), I would show this to my class because we are studying giant pumpkins. I watched it on TV last week and had to own it. My mom watched it with me last night and she just loved it too. It is funny, tender and genuine Americana. You will love it, too!