Re: World record Pumpkin at Morgan Hill, CA


No, Robert, but each pumpkin gets a thorough inspection before going aboard the scales. It would not be simple to fill the pumpkin, as a result, although others have tried. It would almost be easier to grow a 2000-pound pumpkin than to trick the judges. They've seen it all.


On Oct 17, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Robert Steckroth wrote:

> Do they have to cut them open before it is official? It would be simple to
> fill the inside with something to add weight.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Jim Acker <JimFire@jps.net> wrote:
> 
>> 2,032 pounds.
>> 
>> 
>> http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/one-ton-victory-for-napa-man-s-worl
>> d-record-pumpkin/article_d41c72c8-33c0-11e3-ac71-0019bb2963f4.html
>> 
>> Yow.
>> 
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