I talked with Travis Gienger, now the world-record holder for growing the largest pumpkin ever. It was recorded at 2,749 pounds.
Nelson Mandela once said, “it always seems impossible until it’s done.” A guest I had on Monday exemplifies what’s possible when you put your mind to something, no matter how impossible it may seem. I got a chance to talk with Travis Gienger who is a three-time winner of the
And after his entry this year, a gourd he named, “Michael Jordan,” he is now the world-record holder for growing the largest pumpkin ever recorded at 2,749 pounds. That’s about the dry weight of a Toyota Prius. Crazy!“So, I planted the seed on April 10th and 184 days later, we have a pumpkin,” Travis explained.“Actually, they’ll do most of their growing in 60 days and up to 70 pounds a day,” he said. “Really, the process goes pretty quick.”I was also curious about something else.
On average, they can get anywhere between 0 and 1,000 seeds per pumpkin. They won’t know until after they cut it open.Travis said, of course, he’ll donate a lot of the seeds to growing clubs and high schools. But when they do sell some of the seeds, he said, “I would say minimum price people will be paying for these is $200 … per seed.” That’s pretty good money considering he already wonThe pumpkin itself will now be carved by Guinness World Record pumpkin carver, Eric Jones.
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