Ron Wallace's Whoppers Giant Pumpkin Seeds (5 Seeds per Package)

I did not do a whole lot to the plants as far as fertilizer or really good soil, so I didn't have to try real hard to get about 12 huge pumpkins out of two plants, I kept them to 6 pumpkins each. 352 pounds was my largest.

Only came with 5 seeds in the pack. Only one germinated. I won't purchase again and suggest no one else does either. Very disappointed

All 5 sprouted. I bought these as backups for some more expensive seeds. If everything goes as planned, I won’t be growing these plants to maturity. If my expensive plants don’t make it and I do end up growing these to maturity, I’ll try to update this review.

What I did:1) Collect compost, or buy some seedling soil from Walmart, or go into the woods and dig up some free, quality soil. I used compost. I used to grow weed indoors, and in my experience, you don't want a ton of nutrients in the beginning. Synthetic nutes like Miracle Grow will burn your babies.2) Go buy some peat pots, sandwich bags, and some bottled water or jugs of spring water. Again, I learned from growing weed that ph is important. The water from your tap is probably in the 8-8.7 range and Google told me pumpkins like 5.5-7.5. Bottled, spring, and distilled water are all around 7 ph in my experience. For these pumpkins, I used Kroger bottled water. Don't underestimate ph! It's ridiculously important and easy to get right.3) Fill the peat pots with soil. Leave about a half inch or inch at the top, so water doesn't just wick off the soil and down the sides of your peat pot. Dry soil does not absorb water well, so it needs to pool a little at first and seep into the soil. Go ahead and soak your soil with your store bought water.4) I dragged a razor in a criss cross pattern on the outside of the seeds. I applied no pressure. I just scratched. Then I pushed the seeds an inch into the soil with the point down. Scratching the seeds may do nothing, so if you want to be lazy, skip that step.5) Cover your peat pots with sandwich bags to keep the humidity and temperature high. You don't want it airtight. Now you have 6 little greenhouses. Put them in the sun, and make sure you water once a day. Small pots dry out extremely fast. You want high humidity and damp soil, but make sure it gets super wet, and dries out, gets super wet, and dries out, etc. You absolutely don't want standing water or your roots will rot with a quickness. Peat pots should prevent that from happening unless you have them sitting in a dish that holds the water that drains out.Like I said, that is how I got 4/6 to germinate and sprout, which is mediocre but not disappointing haha. If you want to read some great tips on starting seeds, go to growweedeasy.com. Remember, your seedlings are babies, and you don't leave babies by themselves for days at a time! Good luck.

I've been growing pumpkins and other things for a long time but I'm no expert. Unfortunately none of these seeds were able to germinate. I'm not sure we can hold anybody accountable for the viability of seeds. It's kind of out of the seller's hands I believe. But I had to report the facts. I even went to his website earlier in the year and bought some giant pumpkin seeds, and those also did not germinate. My dream of having a giant pumpkin has not happened. I think I will try again next year.

This was his first ever attempt at growing a giant pumpkin and the seed did not disappoint. Great for a beginner. This pumpkin won 3 ribbons at the fair and was about 590 pounds. It broke the scale at weighin and they didn’t get an accurate measurement. We grew this in zone 6b in clay loam. No doubt that it would have been double in size if we amended the soil.

0 germination, I planted 5 varieties and these are the only ones that didn't grow

These seeds are the best this is my second time growing this particular strain. Several years ago I harvested three 160lbs+ pumpkins 10 days before Halloween in my back yard. It's a good idea to hand pollinate with a Q-tip to ensure a fruit sets on your vine. Definitely bury your vines with high quality soil. Hope someone else discovers how amazing growing giants can be even in a back yard!!