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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 number of days to harvest can vary depending on the type of pumpkins that you're growing. In general, most pumpkins take about 100 days from seed to harvest. Small, intermediate and large standard orange types usually take 100 to 110 days to harvest, while jumbo pumpkin varieties take 120 days.