2480 lb Giant Pumpkin Timelapse | aka "Bear Swipe" | Winner of Topsfield Fair

This pumpkin (nicknamed Bear Swipe) won the Topsfield Fair. It gained over 40 lbs a day for weeks.
Follow its journey on KZbin, TikTok (@bigpumpki) and Instagram.
TikTok: @bigpumpki vm.tiktok.com/ZTd9aLHQy/
Instagram: @northeastgiantpumpkin / northeastgiantpumpkin

[@laurenloggins826]

Watching them raise their leaves with the sun every day was pure magic.

[@MyFriendlyPup]

God's glory.

[@baterdenegantulga4776]

@@MyFriendlyPup Praise allah!

[@Nanamowa]

@@MyFriendlyPup Or human intervention on a natural squash variety.

[@MyFriendlyPup]

@@2l84me8 low IQ statement, trigger response. Nature is God's glory. Amiba didn't turn to fish, then apes, then humans. The glory of God is everywhere. Rivers look like lungs, lightning on wood looks like rivers, lungs and tree roots. Patterns. Open your eyes.

[@rain4459]

The war of the Pumpkins

[@goochmcduck4285]

I am absolutely positive now that this is the type of pumpkin the fairy godmother used for Cinderella’s carriage. Incredible video you could literally see it growing every day. Thank you so much.

[@GunsDontKillSSRIDoes]

The 1 in hey Arnold they played cards in.

[@pahoua3277]

There's an actual pumpkin called Cinderella

[@A.alina_thapa]

😂😂😂

[@JohannesCardano]

luv u bbes

[@ifykyk679]

@@JohannesCardano yo bro wha💀

[@ChapperMan]

mad respect for the camera man for standing there that long 🫡

[@ad8447]

🤣

[@vagrantsoul8846]

😂😂

[@ayiefakhrur7868]

I gave more respect to the battery that long that last

[@filipeaugustogregoriobraga194]

he is the time itself

[@SheSweetLikSugarNSavage]

🤣🤣🤣.... oh brother

[@josephang9927]

I love how it is covered as a child sleeping on bed 🥰 It is a loved pumpkin

[@Gangari_the_Wanderer]

I cannot believe that it grows VISIBLY in a SINGLE DAY---that's crazy!

[@user-fp1hf6jd9g]

Sarcasm.

[@Gangari_the_Wanderer]

@@user-fp1hf6jd9g No! I 'm totally not being sarcastic! You don't think that seems amazing?? Growth always seems like something invisible, but it actually happens faster than I realize.

[@cm9666]

@@Gangari_the_Wanderer Genuine question: is it genetically modified, or can pumpkins really grow that big? I had no idea this was even possible

[@Gangari_the_Wanderer]

@@cm9666 No clue. But to be honest, I'm impressed either way!

[@taitsmith8521]

@@cm9666 Not genetically modified. It is hybridized (selectively bred/ not wild). Part of growing large vegetables is genetics and part of it is pruning. In the case of pumpkins or melons, only allow a single fruit to develop while allowing the vine to grow as big as possible. In the case of things like tomatoes, digging deep post holes and backfilling them with compost allows for a more robust plant. The roots on tomatoes can grow 20ft. deep if uninhibited. So, to answer your question, people have been growing massive record breakers like this for a thousand years if not much much longer than that.

[@canheaton]

Deffinetly the best giant punk time lapse I've seen and probably the biggest fruit in a time lapse also! That shape and color is just incredible. It's the perfect storm of awesomeness!

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you so much! I'm glad I put the camera pointing at this pumpkin

[@Parents_of_Twins]

@@NortheastGiantPumpkin Awesome video. Quick question why do you put the plastic and cloths over the pumpkin? Does sunlight dry them out or something? Thanks for the information. Makes me want to try and grow something like this next year. Completely amazing to see it growing day by day.

[@gbb23]

I love how the pumpkin was slowly and menacingly bullying the can next to it LOL.

[@HannahBMann]

Awesome video; the giant pumpkin community is so fun! Looking forward to seeing the entries at the state fair in a few months!

[@orboakin8074]

I am a Nigerian so I don't really get the fascination with pumpkins (partly because I've never eaten one) but seeing such attention and care you gave to this crop and how well it grew is amazing! Kudos to you👍

[@Georg93]

Why, don't you have pumpkins in Nigeria? In your climate it must be pretty easy to grow anything.

[@orboakin8074]

@@Georg93 oh we have various types of squish (especially gourds) but we don't really have the orange pumpkins like in the USA. Also, only a few are actually consumed here, like cucumbers. The others, like the gourds, are hollowed out and used for decorations, receptacles and ceremonial stuff.

[@Georg93]

@@orboakin8074 Oh, now I understand. Thank you for detailed answer. 🙂

[@orboakin8074]

@@Georg93 no problem friend

[@lapis8183]

They big and cute, that's it, and some taste good

I'm excited to plant a giant but the seeds I buy usually lie, could you tell me where to buy or what variety it is? thanks and congratulations!

[@edwardkuenzi5751]

Are you removing all the fruit but one and giving a single plant unlimited room to grow without competition? If not, you won't get something nearly this big.

[@edwardkuenzi5751]

Also, this plant is consuming enormous amounts of water. I would guess he is giving it at least 20 gallons of water a day at times if not much more

@@edwardkuenzi5751 I have tried both removing all the fruits and watering more, but the seeds they gave me I think they are not a giant variety.

[@yourlocalscribe948]

@ as you appear to be an extremely competent gardener with over a million subscribers. I am assuming that you have tried basically everything. I would try to reach out to someone individually to get some of there seed but they may not give you some because most of the farmers have their own specially breed seed that they want to use to win prizes with!

[@rm6857]

@@edwardkuenzi5751 and fertilizer

[@angelablasilopez6718]

As soon as the video started, I forgot about the pumpking and started contemplating how beautiful nature is, and how they kept growing so beautifully😍

[@eviekiss23]

Wow! Well done for the timelapse and for the giant pumpkin growing, too. Awesome job! 👏

[@TheNightShallLast]

I love this! It's amazing how you can see it growing even over a few hours. And I love how there's just this sea of green by the end. Just this sprawling mass of vine all working for this one pumpkin.

[@user-gk8mj8ec3g]

I was noticing how little yard space was left🤯

[@WizKhalia13]

This is literally so cool! Pumpkins always bring me so much joy. Congrats on your record-breaking win and thank you for bringing us instagram followers so much fall spirit 🎃

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you so much!!! I'm so happy to hear that!

[@Joey-rs7uq]

Not only a cool giant pumpkin, but its awesome how its huge leaves just grew out everywhere and they're all connected and growing that behemoth.

[@akatie95]

That was incredible. Really neat. The music was perfect for the video. ❤️Thank you for sharing.

[@laurens2984]

I saw you at the fair at the arena with bear swipe!! We drove 2 hours to see bear swipe!! Amazing video. Me and my momma have been following for a while, we’re learning so much and getting excited to grow our own giant pumpkins!! ❤❤❤ congratulations

[@eswaribalan164]

All the bestest...

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

That's so amazing to hear!! And I'm so happy to hear that you saw Bear Swipe AND even better that you want to grow pumpkins. Good luck!!!

[@Nathan-wn5mc]

I'm more impressed with how much memory you used up making this time lapse lol. Awesome video.

[@schottschott6825]

Amazing and I wasn’t aware about how much assistance you give with protection and regulating temperature . What a wonderful entertaining and informative time lapse. Wow. A lot of work.

[@tyso5146]

You can't make this stuff up! Amazing, thanks for sharing! 👏👏👏

[@dougbrimley7907]

Seeing the life cycle up to this point of your pumpkin is really something! Good luck with its remaining growing time🤞

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you!

[@tresbrown684]

@@NortheastGiantPumpkin is it done growing

[@TheHattonHomestead]

Congrats on the weigh off. What an absolute monster.

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you!!!

[@malicemike6875]

It's really nice you gave him a friend to grow up with. That can was such a good boy.

[@LeeFav.]

The way it slowly grows is so good to watch

[@H0kram]

The care and attention given to it is beautiful.

[@TheHartClubNetwork]

The leaves rise at night, very interesting! Loved this! ❤

[@McAwesome363]

The leaves dry out during the daytime heat and sunlight, and during nighttime the plant can restore water to the leaves, causing them to rise again. On cloudy/cool days the leaves do not droop nearly as much as they would on a very hot and sunny day, and so the difference during day and night is less noticeable.

[@TheHartClubNetwork]

@@McAwesome363 Wow, very cool! Thank you for this! ✨

[@smeenasiddiqui7464]

Love the music.... almost dancing ...looks like a new winner. Best in 2024.

[@vinjulieann1]

Well done - thanks for going through all that work for us to see this monster grow.

[@elidalton9755]

That’s incredible! Great season good luck at the scales!

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you!

[@ANTSPlantation]

Wow you definitely deserve more subscribers for this, keep up the good work!

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you!!

[@cherylbenton7107]

Pumpkin ballet! I love it! And how wonderful to see how tenderly the pumpkin was nurtured as it grew and grew and GREW

[@LadyMelmo.]

That's crazy, and incredibly cool! Props to the person who went to the time and trouble to record all of that.

[@100Wilbur999]

It appears to do most of it's growing at night? Fascinating. Like the day is for resource gathering, and the night for spending.

[@richardvillanueva8786]

Interesting

[@katthefantastic]

Nature is truly amazing!!!💚

[@BradTheThird]

Oh for God's sake. It's almost three in the morning and I'm lying here binge watching timelapse videos of plants growing. I can't get over how you can see it grow a sizeable amount over the course of just a few hours.

[@wasitthat]

I'm astonished at how fast that thing grew in even a single day. Looked like several inches!

[@TheHattonHomestead]

Awesome footage. Congrats on the massive fruit.

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thanks!

[@NY_7]

I'd like to know how he didn't get any powdery mildew on the leaves or what he uses to fight it. I always seem to have that problem growing pumpkins, cucumbers and squash.

[@shamrockewe822]

I got some on my courgettes and cucumbers and used milk mixed with water sprayed on the leaves to get rid of it and some of the leaves were completely covered.

[@pawelkoperowicz9772]

You could try prevent it my improving airflow in and around the plant by pruning for example. Maybe you can also get your hands on pumpkin varieties that are resistant to powdery mildew. Large varieties include "Alladin" and "Gladiator." Try "Hobbit" and "Scarecrow," for medium-sized pumpkins. Small, mildew resistant varieties include "Pure Gold" and "Touch of Autumn

[@rustyshack1707]

Try this all natural product called Plant Therapy, it’s made of a few essential oils and always worked remarkably for my powder mold problems. It’s a spray for your plants. Make sure you shake it really good before/during the spray!! Leaves no residue and smells like peppermint.

[@ryanfritts1574]

It's a runaway problem for me at least prune agressivly and don't put anything in your compost

[@bigjuicer6313]

I love that can , watching his little pumpkin friend growing day by day.

[@Allyourbase1990]

It’s so mind blowing that a plant can get that big in 4 months . So cool

[@slayerslipknot5165]

This is mind blowing got ur link thru Instagram and had to watch this...is it just pumpkins or u grow other giant vegetables too ?

[@supersergio7780]

Great job this year!! It turned out beatufully

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you!

[@teddyrva2779]

That's cool as can be. Thanks for making that for us.

[@NotPalliot]

My brain is so fried right now, but I absolutely loved watching this. Cool video! I love pumpkins.

[@Loop23478]

Wish i had the talent or the room to grow something like this! Always amazes me how plants as large as these just start from seeds!

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

You'd be surprised what you can grow in a small space. People have grown over 1000lbs in a 10x15ft space

[@Loop23478]

@@NortheastGiantPumpkin Wow, never thought that you could grow something that big in a area so small

[@pajerry33]

@@NortheastGiantPumpkin I will try plant my seedling this week. Seed was from our 2nd. Weighed around 200 pounds. Here in South Africa. Did you use lots of compost/fertiliser?

[@TipyPeYoutube]

Im not sure if I get it right, but do all those leaves (and their roots) feed that single pumpkin?

[@_jo1c]

Same

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Yep 1 pumpkin for a single 1000 sq ft plant

[@justalonesoul5825]

The daily cycle of growth and leaves "pumping" at this very speed looks so much like our breathing... Inhale... Exhale... Inhale... Exhale... Just at their own rythm. Fascinating 😍

[@smoothmove7566]

Now that's how you make a feel good video. Bravo Sir.

[@robertproctor5610]

Idk why, but I think if we had stuff like this on prime time TV we would have a better world.

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thanks! I think so too!

[@ghassankhashan5316]

The man cared for his pumpkin more than my parents did for me 😂

[@gastonalvareztrentini6450]

This is the best video I have found in the last month

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you!!

[@BerryTheKirby2748]

The song is what makes this so memorizing… Best ost in Rock of Ages 3 ngl

[@BilletMignon]

Wow! I've seen a few videos like this now and I have a couple questions. Does the size affect the flavor of the pumpkin at all? What happens to all the pumpkins after the competition (I'm sure they don't go to waste, but are they made into pies? Donated to food banks as pumpkin puree? Goliath jack-lanterns? Compost? Genuinely curious!) Congrats on first place! 🎃

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

at this size it would be very tough and hard. and not the best for eating. I think lol.

[@ltipst2962]

Its the same with all bigger fruits and vegetables. Size always changes the flavour. Compost probably but foodbank is always a good idea

[@digitalphanes206]

Probably tastes like water

[@takatacheroki2624]

That thing's big enough that you could probably fit a grown adult inside... I'm reminded of an old Japanese fable where a boy was born from a peach (the peach was normal sized though, and he was born quite tiny)

[@muffintopz4692]

What a well cared for pumpkin. I give my pumpkins special treatment too! 💋

[@thepeopleplaceandnaturepod8344]

It’s so cool to see them “breathe” 😮❤

[@michaelizzard3623]

When something starts growing like that you give it a beer 😂

[@freeaudiojungle4407]

Is this a process that could happen naturally? No matter how rare it might be, the idea of randomly stumbling on a 900kg vegetable in the wilderness makes me smile

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

Nah without tools and stuff to avoid pest from damaging it you won't reach this size

[@jaybosher6144]

I think normally there would be multiple pumpkins growing from that plant so it's been trained through cutting to only grow that one pumpkin. Pair that with a well fertilized diet is how this happens.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

I've found wild mushrooms large enough to sit on but nothing quite this huge!

[@Hingle_McCringle]

​@@jaybosher6144this. It's only possible because there are about 40 actual plants feeding that one big fucker

[@jzaska6734]

That's awesome, I've always wanted to give this a go and I never thought they got that big, just a 1/3 of that and I would be cheering

[@freewillchoice8052]

What an awesome video 👍great job on the pumpkin.

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Thank you!

[@rfresa]

Very interesting! Do you have to prune away any other pumpkin that starts to grow on the vine, so it concentrates all its energy on this one?

[@anniestumpy9918]

I had the same question. I assume this is the case since as far as I could see that whole mass of leaves was one giant plant; I'm sure it produced more flowers/little pumpkins that had to be removed to get such a giant one :) 🎃

[@A96Z86]

Yes! Exactly that It's kept in a vine state by controlling the amount of light it gets, the less the light it gets, the earlier in the year the plant thinks it is. Therefore will not produce any fruit (vegetable?) until it is given longer periods of light. When you start giving it more light, you should have a large amount of vines and leaves to ensure as much energy intake as possible, then concentrate this all into one pumpkin. This works with any plant/fruit edit: except for autoflowers

[@lh3130]

Holy cow! I had no idea the attentive detail it took to get it going- the greenhouse tunnel, plastic under the leaves, sun shade, blankets, sunshade, blankets, sunshade blankets. 😂

[@xj6786]

Were all the leaves originally from that one plant in the beginning??

[@teacat5474]

Holy… it looks so magical and cute 😭 like out of a Disney picture film!

[@earlbrown4991]

Are you considering in selling any seeds once you are done with this season. I would love to get some seeds of bear it's a really beautiful pumpkin

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Hi! Yes I'll hopefully have some for sale on my Etsy store

[@grapes__]

I’m surprised about the amount of leaves 😮

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

Yeah there's a lot of them. 1000 sq ft for this pumpkin

[@iamtheteapot7405]

The growth even in a single day is mind boggling.

[@justsomeguy4422]

It’s so interesting to watch plants stretch up everyday to look up at the sun.

[@frankpumpkin2350]

Should get millions of views i hope

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

That would be cool

[@frankpumpkin2350]

@@NortheastGiantPumpkin Who's the guy on TikTok that everyone keeps showing me at work I figured that was you lol

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

@@frankpumpkin2350 haha that's me I think

[@coda56]

and it did :)

[@frankpumpkin2350]

@@coda56 Nostradamus

[@MuraroMsPlantasSS]

Parabéns pela dedicação.👏🙂🙂😮😮😮👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@PinealisGlandia]

What happens to these pumpkins in the end? I've seen them photographed for fairs and on the back of trucks, but I've never heard of someone buying one or carving it. What do they get used for?

[@rayssadantasbirds106]

My Goodness! That’s amazingly giant ✨🎃

[@YUNGP00T]

Tank you for this, my son is obsessed with pumpkins, and this is his favorite video. It's "the big punkin"

[@NortheastGiantPumpkin]

That's so cool!!

[@myflyisopen.8732]

Literally me from Thanksgiving to New Years Day.

[@goodwinsfarmgifts2078]

Very cool. Thank you for sharing

[@SeraphsRose]

Incredible! Were all those leaves just for one pumpkin?

[@Jacksirrom]

My neighbor grows the largest in our state. His largest is 1,800lb. He grows about half a dozen monster pumpkins and carves them for display in front of the house come Halloween.

[@hiriasbloodweaver8593]

With this I'm so prepared for halloween!

[@naomivaiphei]

I was so curious to watch this I m very surprise. I am so happy watching it.

[@joeypaisano9235]

Is that all from 2 plants and how did u direct all the energy to go into one flower/fruit like that

[@kaneharris5899]

I absolutely needed that. Why is there a constantly moving beverage can in so much of the lapse?

[@BLINDER-di6nm]

Ok just a general question to anyone and everyone out their ,how do you keep the fookin ants away?! Brothers l’m literally crying while asking anything slightly sweet that l grow gets covered in those buggers ,pls help/recommend me.

[@geraldthethird8082]

Absolutely amazing

[@vellarus6581]

Just got finished watching some fungi videos and am wondering whether mycorrhizal fungi contribute to the exceptional size of these pumpkins.

[@dopestwestafrican]

This is awesome! May I ask what camera you use and how you do these timelapses?

[@seanziethen1032]

I love how these Pumpkin leafs are vibing to greatness

[@TubeYouKanal]

Awesome Video! Some questions: what was the purpose of the black foils at the beginning? is that against the wind? or does the black film radiate additional heat? The blankets later were certainly for protecting the pumpkin from rain and possible hail. Greetings from Germany

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

That's black plastic for wind barrier I think.

[@JF-kk3cg]

What happens with those giants when they are ripe (especially the ones that do not reach record weights)? Are they eatable? Are they passed on to the food industry or is there some giant pumpkin soup festival?

[@thiagobatou7962]

I wonder if its the type of pumpking or its just a lot of technique going through the growing

[@bydedzi]

А что за семечки??? Скажите пожалуйста, мне надо чтобы на конкурсе посëлочном выиграть. Сколько растëт? Когда садить? Какой грунт? А вот эта теплица обязательно нужна?

[@HercadosP]

How much water is needed for it to grow that big? Not to mention the moisture in the growing pumpkin to avoid it cracking

[@HabeebahMUA]

Amazing 👏 👏 👏 Why this video couldn't hit 1 million till now?

[@missezrasworld522]

What's the white roll you put under it?

Is it a specific type of squash or just the way to care for it?

[@thehappytriceratops2822]

I thought about growing one of these pumpkins for fun and to get it as big as I possibly could because that would be awesome but then I wouldn't know what to do with it afterwards. I don't nearly have enough chickens to tackle it.

[@Allotment-of-the-Dead]

How do you lift it to get it to shows etc?

[@Abelhawk]

Are all those leafy stalks from that one pumpkin? It makes sense that it would need that many photosynthesizing solar panels to support its growth, but it’s amazing how much ground they cover it that’s the case.

[@giannivitale2129]

May i ask what camera you were using for the time lapse?

[@Jiffy_Park]

I love how on some days you put a rug over it, like you were tucking it into bed 😊

[@idiotidiot5821]

A couple of those days it grew over 100 lbs in a single day...that is astonishing.