COMPETE AT THE EASTERN SHORE AGRICULTURAL FAIR: GROWING A GIANT PUMPKIN

Learn how to grow a giant pumpkin and compete in our Virginia Cooperative Extension Crop Competition during the 2025 Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair!

1. View our presentation on how to grow giant pumpkins at: https://youtu.be/-9RyXk-bLHI

2. Pick up your free pack of seed at the Northampton Cooperative Extension Office: 16392 Courthouse Road, Eastville, VA 

3. Register online in advance of the competition

4. Plant your seeds and watch your prize pumpkin grow!

SAVE THE DATE for the Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair: Saturday, October 4th, 2025!

Contact Helene Doughty, ANR extension agent, for additional information at hdoughty@vt.edu or 757-678-7946.