A horticulture teacher from Minnesota set a new U.S. record Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after raising a giant gourd weighing 2,560 pounds.
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - A horticulture teacher from Minnesota set a new U.S. record Monday for the heaviestTravis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota set the new record and won an annual“Minnesota has a great midyear, but our spring in our parts is really, really tough. So to do it in Minnesota, it just shouldn't happen,” Gienger said. “It's like winning the Tour de France on a big wheel. You know, you can only hope, but it worked.
Gienger drove the gargantuan gourd for 35 hours to see his hard work pay off at the 49th World Championship“You think driving in a snowstorm is bad? Try driving one of these things,” he said. Gienger, who also won the same contest in Northern California in 2020, broke a record set last week in New York where a grower raised a massive. He grew a 2,702-pound squash in 2021, according to Guinness World Records.
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