Big Pumpkins
My chemist’s brother just set a European record: a 768.5 kilogram pumpkin.
And it’s a berry, botanically!
But take heart. The world record still belongs to the land of opportunity: 911 kilograms for Ron Wallace of Rhode Island! My chemist reckons it’ll only be a year or two until the metric ton falls, too.
October 8th, 2012 at 22:33
FYI, I grew up in Topsfield and even showed veggies and stuff in the 4-H building. I believe it is the oldest continuously running agricultural fair in the US (started in 1818).
I never grew a pumpkin that big, though. Not even close. Congrat’s to the European champ!
Sarah
October 9th, 2012 at 19:03
Yes, our pumpkin this year weighed in at about 4.3 kilograms. That’s how much weight Beni’s loses in a day, now that it’s off the vine. The European championships are this coming weekend, and a German guy weighed in at 762 kilograms last weekend, so it’ll be a close one!
October 9th, 2012 at 19:59
But you grew your own pumpkins! That’s great!
October 9th, 2012 at 20:21
True, and the soup was/is tasty. But one regular pumpkin and one butternut seems like a small harvest, albeit much larger than last year!