HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in California on Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/pumpkin-weighing-2749-pounds-wins-california-contest-sets-world-record-for-biggest-gourd/">Read More</a>
The previous world record for heaviest pumpkin was set by a grower in Italy who produced a 2,702-pound (1,226-kilogram) squash in 2021, according to Guinness World Records.
A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in California on Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a giant jack-o -lantern gourd weighing 2,749 pounds.
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) - A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in California on Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a gian.