Juniata County

how fast does it take for a giant pumpkin to grow?

OK i have a New England giant pumpkin on the vine that is the size of a baseball and the juniata county fair is in 5 weeks!!!!!!! will i have a giant pumpkin big and ready to take to the fair in 5 weeks?????

It probably won’t be “giant” Pumpkins take appoximately 120 days to mature. When did you plant your pumpkins? To be safe you should have had them sprouting by late April to early May to make it to the fair. But look on the bright side, you will have one of the biggest Jack o Lanterns around come Halloween.