Since 1999, growers have kept diaries, shared seeds and soil methods, posted weigh-off results, and argued about weather and genetics. The site didn’t just collect records; it let a niche community build its own tools and history. The pumpkins got larger. The website mostly stayed itself.
Original grower community: http://www.bigpumpkins.com/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-bigpumpkins-com-has-been-growing-giant-pumpkins-online-since-1999/
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Original grower community: http://www.bigpumpkins.com/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-bigpumpkins-com-has-been-growing-giant-pumpkins-online-since-1999/
#ancientweb #gardening #communityarchives #giantpumpkins
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