Ohio’s Math Teacher Has Set The World Record with a 1,725-pound Pumpkin.
Christy Harp, of Jackson Township, took first place at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers’ annual weigh-off on Saturday in Canfield. She won $2,500 and could soon claim the world title.
Christy Harp Holding her Giant Pumpkin World Record
Mrs Harp and her husband, Nick, grow the giant gourds on their family farm. Each year they engage in a private friendly competition.
“Last year he beat me by 200 pounds. This year I beat him by 400 pounds,” she said. “Very good year! My pumpkin, my side of the patch! We separate the patch and never step foot on the other side!”
At one point in August, Mrs Harp said, her prize-winning pumpkin was growing 33 pounds per day.
The previous record holding pumpkin was a mere 1,689-pound specimen grown in 2007 by Joe Jutras of North Scituate, RI.
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Amazing! Getting Ohio teachers on the map, eh? ; )