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Pumpkin smashes Southern Hemisphere record with 867-kilogram cucurbit at Kyogle festival – ABC News
A monster pumpkin has set a new record and is set for a retirement involving baby photos, its seed harvested, and most likely an ending as cattle fodder.
An Australian-grown pumpkin has set a new record for the heaviest in the Southern Hemisphere at the 2021 Giant Pumpkin and Watermelon Festival in Kyogle in northern New South Wales.
Key points:
- Australia snatches back the record for heaviest pumpkin in the Southern Hemisphere
- The 867kg pumpkin was grown by Dale Oliver at Knockrow, north of Ballina
- Entries to Kyogle’s Giant Pumpkin Festival were down due to hot weather
The Atlantic giant pumpkin grown by Dale Oliver weighed in at 867 kilograms.
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