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Torrance, Ca.

Patch looks great! Why wouldn't you have to sell them if you lived over here?

11/9/2026 9:16:42 AM

Watlington, UK

It's because the prize money over here is precisely zero - even if you get a WR.

11/9/2026 12:25:35 PM

Nova Scotia

That is surprising and most unfortunate especially how many recent huge entries in the UK. Atlantic Giants, marrows, field pumpkins, onions, cabbage and so forth. Way back in the early 1980s UNWIN SEEDS/GARDEN NEWS offered $10,000 to anyone in the UK who could break Dad's WR at the time 493.5 lbs. No one did however. Unwins of course was introducing the AG to UK growers thus seed sales. Must be lots of gardening supply sponsors over there who could help?

11/9/2026 1:26:14 PM

Torrance, Ca.

What a bummer for you guys.:( Most of us don't do this because of the money, but it sure is nice to be able to pay the water bill, nutrients, chemicals, ETC.

That's a crazy story Danny and almost unbelievable that the world record your dad had was 493!!! Nowadays people have fruit grow almost that much in a week! How far we've come and your dad must be looking down with a huge smile,,,, especially after seeing a 3100 pound pumpkin grown this year!!!

11/10/2026 9:59:28 AM

Nova Scotia

Good point Chris, I would say that every person who started growing giant pumpkins that it wasn't about the $$$. And prize money back in Dad's day wasn't much.

The weights sure have escalated... the WR at the time of Dad's passing in May,2008 was Joe Jutrus's 1689! Yes him, Dick Wallace along with many others be mighty proud of today's results.

11/11/2026 8:12:00 AM