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fromTasting Table
2 weeks ago

Why Pumpkins Can Grow So Big, According To Science - Tasting Table

Pumpkins can reach enormous sizes because indeterminate growth, targeted genetics, and selective breeding enable unchecked enlargement, with climate playing a smaller role.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Behind Santa Rosa man's triumph in Super Bowl of giant pumpkin contests in Half Moon Bay

Brandon Dawson won the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with a 2,346-pound pumpkin named Beetle Handle, earning $21,000.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

Northern California EV engineer has a hobby growing massive pumpkins and his 2,300-plus-pound gourd just won the big prize | Fortune

A Santa Rosa engineer grew a 2,346-pound pumpkin to win the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off and earned a $20,000 prize.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

At Half Moon Bay pumpkin festival, heavyweight title stays in the Bay Area

By Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press HALF MOON BAY A North Bay engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o'-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds. Brandon Dawson, of Santa Rosa, clinched the victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.
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