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Minnesota pumpkin grower aims to squash his own world record
Did you know that the world’s largest pumpkin on record was grown right here in Minnesota? It weighed in last fall at nearly 2,750 lbs. Now its grower Travis Gienger is working to beat his own record at the upcoming Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival in California.
For 30 years he has been working to grow the perfect pumpkin. He joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to share how he does it.
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Did you know that the world’s largest pumpkin on record was grown right here in Minnesota? It weighed in last fall at nearly 2,750 lbs. Now its grower Travis Gienger is working to beat his own record at the upcoming Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival in California.
For 30 years he has been working to grow the perfect pumpkin. He joins MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to share how he does it.
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