Rhode Island Grower Sets New Pumpkin Record at 3,156 Pounds
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⏮ BeforeThe record stood at about 2,857 pounds, set a week earlier by Ian Paton.
✅ NowRon Wallace's pumpkin weighed 3,156 pounds and holds the record.
In short
- Ron Wallace took the pumpkin record on October 10 with a 3,156-pound pumpkin.
- The previous record, about 2,857 pounds, was set a week earlier by British grower Ian Paton.
- The pumpkin is the largest fruit on record.
Why the Good News Desk likes this one
The record shows what careful growing can produce in one season. It also marks the first pumpkin past 3,000 pounds. The contest between growers on two sides of the Atlantic has pushed the record up in a single week.
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From Smithsonian
On October 10, Ron Wallace took the pumpkin king crown with a 3,156-pounder. The previous record—a respectable, nearly 2,857-pound pumpkin—was set just a week earlier by British grower Ian Paton
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A man from Rhode Island grew a pumpkin that weighs more than a small car. It is the biggest fruit anyone has ever grown. Growers in different countries keep trying to beat each other with bigger pumpkins. Would you like to grow a giant vegetable one day?
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