Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 1 Entries. Saturday, May 23 View Page On a whim I bought a giant pumpkin start in a 1 gallon pot at a plant sale. Tag says it's descended from 2271 Vander Wielen. This is my first giant pumpkin. I wasn't ready, had done no research, only had a tiny area in the garden left to plant it, and I'm not even the real gardener in the family. Too bad, I'm going to have fun!