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Pumpkin smashes Southern Hemisphere record with 867-kilogram cucurbit at Kyogle festival
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.
Festival organiser John Leadbetter said it was a great achievement for Mr Oliver and the festival.
While it did produce a record-breaking pumpkin…
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