Tony Scott’s pumpkin sits in his Wappingers Falls, N.Y., backyard on Sept. 17. | Shelby Lum, Associated PressHow to grow a giant pumpkinA giant pumpkin starts off as the perfect seed. Because of gravity, giant pumpkins grow wide but not tall. Can giant pumpkins grow forever? After the all-important weighing competition, Scott shows off the giant pumpkin at various themed events and drives it around on a trailer.