35. GIANT PUMPKINS: And the RI Grower Who “Squashed” World Records

<p>In 2006, Rhode Islander Ron Wallace grew the first 1,500 lb. pumpkin--something no one thought was possible. Then in 2012, he became the first person in the world to grow a pumpkin weighing 2,000 lbs. Now his goal is to be the first to grow a 3,000 lb. pumpkin… </p><p>Hear about what it takes to grow a giant pumpkin, then try for yourself: <a href="https://wallacewow.com/collections/wallaces-giant-pumpkin-seeds/products/wallaces-whoppers-giant-pumpkin-seeds-3">Giant Pumpkin Seeds Wallace's Whoppers</a></p><p><i>Episode Source Material: </i></p><ul><li><a href="https://wallacewow.com/pages/about-us"><i>About Wallace Organic Wonder & Ron Wallace Organic Fertilizer</i></a></li><li><a href="https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1646">Growing Giant Pumpkins in the Home Garden</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-great-pumpkin-74423844/">The Great Pumpkin | Science</a></li><li><a href="https://time.com/the-great-pumpkin-race/">World-Record Giant Pumpkins and the People who Grow Them</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_pumpkin">Giant pumpkin - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nybg.org/blogs/plant-talk/2010/10/garden-programming/origin-of-the-giant-pumpkin/">Origin of the Giant Pumpkin – Plant Talk</a></li><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/history-pumpkins-recipes/#:~:text=Archaeologists%20discovered%20the%20oldest%20domesticated,variety%20we%20are%20familiar%20with">History of Pumpkins | The History Kitchen</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/henry-david-thoreau-grows-first-giant-pumpkin-in-america/">Henry David Thoreau Grows the First Giant Pumpkin in America</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau#Later_years,_1851%E2%80%931862">Henry David Thoreau - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://buffalonews.com/news/great-can-do-comes-through-1-061-pound-gourd-breaks-record-nets-couple-50-000/article_ef8a3609-de60-5180-990a-7646b5a122f5.html">'GREAT CAN DO' COMES THROUGH 1,