I realize that this will probably just encourage them, but it’s just too amazing to pass up. Coming home tonight I was listening to the 31 Oct Science Talk podcast which features a fun interview with Susan Warren, author of the book Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever. It would appear that some people out there that take their veggies very seriously.
The world record weight for a pumpkin in 1980 was apparently around 500 pounds, but they’ve been smashing those records, with Joe Jutras setting a new record a few weeks ago of 1,689 pounds! That’s a serious piece of fruit. These are apparently large enough that they cut some of them in half to make kayaks and then have races with them.
I definitely recommend the interview, and I’m guessing that the book is probably good as well. The photo is from BigPumpkins.com.
