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.
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
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!
But you grew your own pumpkins! That’s great!
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!
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