I’ve always loved pumpkins, but I didn’t learn to truly appreciate them until I took up trying to grow them. They are shockingly hard to grow. I live in the same region as this person (I’m in Western Washington) and a fungus called powdery mildew absolutely destroys squash plants here. It’s very difficult to combat.

I am very impressed by the people–especially amateurs–who successfully grow pumpkins. Props to this guy.