Look At This Giant-Ass Pumpkin
New Hampshire resident Steve Geddes grew a pumpkin that not only won him $6,000 and a blue ribbon at Deerfield Fair, but set a record in the process. The 2,528-pound champion gourd is also the largest pumpkin ever grown in North America, reports The Boston Globe, besting the previous record-holder by almost 200 pounds.
It's a new U.S. record!! Congrats to Steve Geddes on his 2,528 pound giant pumpkin! #Chronicle5 #wcvb pic.twitter.com/Zyha8eQm1B
— Kathleen Kiely (@kathleenkiely) September 28, 2018
Geddes falls short of the world-record holder, set two years ago in Belgium with a pumpkin that weighed in at 2,624 pounds. Still, as October kicks off, we think that growing a ginormous, good-for-not much-except-breaking-records pumpkin is something to celebrate. Just think of the jack o' lantern—or pie—it could become.
New Hampshire Pumpkin is Heaviest in North American History
Monster Pumpkin grown by Steve Geddes falls just shy of woorld record.
https://t.co/6G25YjvfX0 pic.twitter.com/CTYOTtNr58
— Wellvanta (@wellvanta) September 28, 2018