US EditionB.C. man takes one-tonne pumpkin on road trip to win California weigh-off
- Dave Chan, a grower from Richmond, B.C., won first place in the National Pumpkin Weigh Off in Wheatland, Calif., with his enormous pumpkin named 'Mama' weighing in at over a tonne.
- The retired dentist and his wife Janet Love conducted soil analysis throughout the summer to ensure Mama received the right nutrients, using good science to cultivate the impressive pumpkin.
- With his win, Chan received $28,000, a championship belt, and plans to use the money for a trip to Italy, where they will meet the grower of the world's heaviest pumpkin.
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B.C. man takes one-tonne pumpkin on road trip to win California weigh-off
VANCOUVER — An enormous pumpkin nicknamed "Mama" grown in a Richmond, B.C., backyard has won first place in one of North America's most prestigious pumpkin contests, weighing in at more than a tonne.
BC Man Takes One-Tonne Pumpkin on Road Trip to Win California Weigh-Off
An enormous pumpkin nicknamed “Mama” grown in a Richmond, B.C., backyard has won first place in one of North America’s most prestigious pumpkin contests, weighing in at more than a tonne. Grower Dave Chan, 78, said “a lot of good science” went into his victory on Saturday in the National Pumpkin Weigh Off in Wheatland, Calif., where “Mama” tipped the scales at 1,003 kilograms, or 2,212 pounds. It’s the first time a Canadian pumpkin has won the w…
B.C. man takes one-tonne pumpkin on road trip to win California weigh-off
VANCOUVER — An enormous pumpkin nicknamed “Mama” grown in a Richmond, B.C., backyard has won first place in one of North America’s most prestigious pumpkin contests, weighing in at more than a tonne.
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