Genetics for giants.
Hand-pollinated, non-hybrid, from the exact fruit you see in the photos. Lines that usually change hands at private auctions between top growers.
- Hand pollinated
- Seeds from the exact fruit shown
- Non-hybrid, reproducible
The champion’s
signed seeds.
Elite piece · signedPumpkin 1296.3 Akatsuka 2024
World runner-up and European record 2024 in the 14 m² class: 588 kg. Shipped with its line’s track record.
Giants aren’t born by chance. They’re grown.
Nicolas Akatsuka
Nicolas Akatsuka.
French record holder.
From Alsace, I push the limits of what a plant can do. I don’t resell seeds: I create my own genetics, stabilize them season after season, and grow them to record size. When you buy my seeds, you inherit that know-how — and the advice that took me to the top.
- 2025WatermelonFrench recordSeeds available 80 kg
- 2025Giant tomato1st nationallySeeds available 3.32 kg
- 2024Pumpkin · 14 m² categoryEuropean recordSeeds available 588 kg
- 2023SunflowerFrench height record7.10 m
Signed by my own hand — Nicolas Akatsuka
From seed to giant.
The selection
I pick my most promising seeds each season.
The reproduction
I carefully hand-pollinate to produce the next generation of giants.
The signed harvest
I weigh, document and trace every parent fruit.
Your giant
You sow, and if you’d like, I guide you all the way to the result.
Today a seed. Tomorrow a giant.
Nicolas Akatsuka
Discover advice from an experienced enthusiast.
Sowing your giant successfully
Temperature, soil, timing: the basics so you don’t miss the start.
Read the tip →Feeding & watering a giant
The feeding rhythm that turns a nice fruit into a record.
Read the tip →Preparing a fruit for competition
From selecting the fruit to the official weigh-in, the champion’s moves.
Read the tip →“This French record had stood for ten years. I broke it in my very first season — on 3.6 m² when everyone else grows on 16.”