1,469-pound pumpkin broke the Alaska State Fair record

[TexasTowelie]

After five years of chasing the Alaska State Fair giant pumpkin record, Anchorage's Dale Marshall finally won the heavyweight title once again.

At the 11th annual state fair pumpkin weigh-off Tuesday, Marshall's 1,469-pound gourd beat the previous record of 1,287 pounds set in 2011 by J. D. Megchelsen of Nikiski.

It was a comeback of sorts for Marshall, who held the record in 2010. Marshall said warm weather and good seed selection led him to victory this year. Grown in a greenhouse at his Sand Lake home, the champion pumpkin weighs roughly as much as a large bull moose.

&quot I did) pretty much what I do every year," he said. "And it panned out."

Read more: http://www.adn.com/alaska-life/gardening/2016/08/30/check-out-the-1469-pound-pumpkin-that-just-broke-the-alaska-state-fair-record/

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. Yuuuge

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[GoDawgs]

2. Well, now I know what a Pumpkin Fairy is.

You know, that picture of them lifting the giant gourd, just about has Trump's shade of sickly, pasty orange about perfect.

[TexasTowelie]

3. I was about to post an "Oh My Gourd" comment,

but I checked and found out that pumpkins are considered to be in the squash family. The article is interesting because a few years ago the same guy brought a pumpkin weighing over 1,700 pounds to the state fair but was disqualified because it had a a pencil size hole in it.

I bet that Sarah Palin is wondering whether the Russians are using some secret type of radiation to affect the food supply though.

[GoDawgs]

5. I think you'd be fine- pumpkins & squash & gourds are all Cucurbitas

Difference is gourds are too tough for eating. Here in the south we mostly make birdhouses out of them.
Plus this board needs more puns!

[Sophiegirl]

4. How do you grow a pumpkin that large?

I mean, my bell peppers turned out the size of a jalapeño this year.

Cute, but not very useful considering the small yield I got.