Once the Russians reached the islands in the 18th century they found a pseudo-etymology from Russian kurit (ÐºÑÑÐ¸ÑÑ - to smoke) due to the continual fumes and steam above the islands from volcanoes.
An early, indoor start - Giant pumpkin plants require 140 days or more from the time you plant a seed, to the time you harvest the fruit. Growers seeking to break the world record, start seeds in mid to late April, and harvest fruit in early October. That means as many as 160 days, from when the seed was planted!
The seed came from one of the largest gourds in the world: a 2,323-pound monster grown by Swedish gardener Beni Meier in 2014, current holder of the record for heaviest pumpkin. But T&M arenât leaving their chances at producing a record-breaking pumpkin to, well, chance.