We have a new world record pumpkin grown just down the road from us in New Richmond, Wisconsin by Chris Stevens who bested the Guinness World Record pumpkin of 1,725 pounds by growing a giant gourd weighing 1,810.5 pounds.
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After the successful weigh-in in Stillwater, Minnesota Chris Stevens drove the great pumpkin to NYC in a pickup truck to appear on the Live with Regis and Kelly show. Currently the pumpkin is on display at the New York Botanical Garden where, on the day before Halloween it will be turned into a humongous Jack-o-lantern by master pumpkin carver Scott Cully of Eugene, Oregon and will remain on display there until November 1st. Finally, its seeds will be saved and returned to Chris Stevens who plans to keep some and donate the rest to the St. Croix Growers Association to sell.
The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth arranged for the behemoth cucurbit's whirlwind NYC publicity tour. Just in case you had the same thought as we did...no, we checked and it appears Linus van Pelt is not president of the GPC.
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