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A California engineer and gardening lover wins top prize in annual pumpkin-weighing contest Northern California After growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds (1,064 kg).
Brandon Dawson, of Santa RosaThe Californian won the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay in the South on Monday. san francisco,
After being crowned this year’s winner, Dawson threw her arms in the air and sat her two children atop the giant pumpkin — which weighed about the same as a small sedan or a large bison.
“My mind is racing because I was in the same situation last year when I lost 6 pounds (3 kilograms),” he said in an interview.
Dawson, a manufacturing engineer for electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive, said he has been growing pumpkins on a large scale for five years. The precise skills he acquired during his work helped his gourds grow with the right water and sunlight, he said.
She said she enjoys involving her children in the process.
“We love spending time outside and watching things grow,” Dawson said of her 2-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter.
“My 4-year-old can now really pay attention to the growing process,” she adds, “especially since giant pumpkins can grow 50 to 70 pounds (23 to 32 kilograms) a day.”
The Pumpkin Winner won a $20,000 prize for growing the largest pumpkin.
Dawson’s pumpkin was runner-up in last year’s competition in Half Moon Bay when the winning gourd was grown minnesota Horticulture teacher Travis Geinger weighed 2,471 pounds (1,121 kg).
Gienger of Anoka, Minnesota, set the world record for heaviest pumpkin at a California competition in 2023, when his giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighed in at 2,749 pounds (1,247 kg). Geinger’s pumpkin was damaged earlier this season and he could not compete in this year’s competition in California.
I have two brothers England Geisinger’s record was broken earlier this month with a gourd weighing 2,819 pounds (1,278 kg).