Giant Pumpkin: Part 1

We planted Pumpy Giant Pants, our giant pumpkin yesterday.  He was happy to get out of the four inch pot into some fertile, expansive soil (I could almost hear his roots sighing "ahhhh" as they stretched out).  

This is gardening folklore at its finest--record size crops.  There's a wealth of information out there about growing giant pumpkins.  I don't think I'm going to join the cult of competitive giant pumpkin growers, but this is a fun foray into that world...I'll keep you posted on how big mine grows.  Apparently these things can grow over 1500 lbs.  What?