A giant 2,261.5-pound pumpkin of Rhode Island takes first prize

A giant 2,261.5-pound pumpkin of Rhode Island has taken the first prize in a contest. The man behind this amazing feat has squashed a record set by his son. His giant pumpkin beat the North American giant pumpkin record set by his son at the same event last year.
His son's pumpkin had topped the scales at 2,230 pounds at the Frerichs Farm Pumpkin Weigh Off in Warren in 2015.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 10 October 2016.

Incidentally, the son was the first person in the world to break the 1-ton barrier when he grew a 2,009-pound pumpkin in 2012. Last year, while collecting his award, he has revealed that the secret is "a lot of hard work" and a special type of organic wonder fertilizer.
Incidentally, Frerichs Farm has been hosting the event since 2000.


Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org


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