Oct 3, 2008 9:38 pm US/Eastern
Mass. Man Grows World's Largest Pumpkin
SHARON, Mass. (CBS) ―
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This world record sized pumpkin out of Sharon weighs nearly a ton.
WBZ
Conditions were just right this year for a huge pumpkin grown in Massachusetts.
The world record sized gourd is 16 feet around and weighs nearly a ton at 1,878 pounds. And it's still growing at a rate of about 11 pounds a day, CBS station WBZ-TV reported.
Steve Connolly started growing the pumpkin from a seed five months ago.
He said he hopes to have it certified next week at a farm in Rhode Island.
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