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Monday, September 26, 2011

Carving up the record books: Watch mammoth pumpkin grow from seed to super-size in amazing time-lapse By

Daily Mail Reporter
From: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

There have been warnings of a pumpkin shortage in the northeastern states of the U.S. after hundreds of patches were destroyed by Hurricane Irene.

And it could not have come at a worst time as the much-celebrated Halloween season approaches.


But one grower in Connecticut has produced a monster gourd that may just be big enough to go round the whole region.

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Gourd almighty! The mammoth pumpkin in Ken Desrosiers' patch
Gourd almighty! The mammoth pumpkin in Ken Desrosiers' patch
Despite the summer's hostile weather, Ken Desrosiers has nurtured a new record-breaking pumpkin weighing in at 1,487.5lbs - as much as a small car.
He began growing the whopper at the end of June and recorded its transformation by setting up a camera to take photographs every 15 minutes, creating a time-lapse video.

Humble beginnings: The apple-sized pumpkin starts to take shape
Humble beginnings: The apple-sized pumpkin starts to take shape

Pumped: Mr Desrosiers places a can next to his fruit to highlight its size
Pumped: Mr Desrosiers places a can next to his fruit to highlight its size

Smashing pumpkin: This record-breaker was spared the fate of thousands of others which perished in Hurricane Irene
Smashing pumpkin: This record-breaker was spared the fate of thousands of others which perished in Hurricane Irene

Would make one mighty Jack O'Lantern: The pumpkin is covered for protection ahead of harvesting
Would make one mighty Jack O'Lantern: The pumpkin is covered for protection ahead of harvesting

His pumpkin was weighed at the Durham Fair last Wednesday and came in 40lbs heavier than the state's previous record-holder.

But it still falls short of the world's largest, which tipped the scales last year at just over 1,800lbs.


Chris Stevens, from New Richmond, Wisconsin, used seaweed, cow manure and fish emulsion to grow his gargantuan specimen. 


Celebration: The treasured pastime of carving pumpkins will soon be upon us, but the northeastern states have been warned to expect a shortage of the fruit as a result of Hurricane Irene
Celebration: The treasured pastime of carving pumpkins will soon be upon us, but the northeastern states have been warned to expect a shortage of the fruit as a result of Hurricane Irene




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