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1,524 Pounds of Pure Pumpkin Power Wins the Contest

The grand prize of the 34th Annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Weigh-Off went to Thad Starr and his 1,524 pound pumpkin. How does one grow a pumpkin that large? According to Starr, all you need is "yards and yards of chicken manure, lots of mixed compost, and lots and lots of time." With enough hard work, a winning pumpkin can gain up to ten pounds a day during peak growing periods. But what happens to these pumpkins after being declared "heaviest of them all"? One option: turn them into paddle boats....

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3 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, October 9, 2007 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: extreme food, pumpkins, weirdness