Will another one-ton giant pumpkin tip the scales?
This is one of Ron Root’s mega pumpkins, displayed at the Heirloom Expo in 2012. Root, of Citrus Heights, won the world title in 2010. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Countdown is on for weigh-ins at...
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A ton of giant pumpkin takes home prize
Madison Thomson of Newcastle shows off his 2020 champion — weighing in at 2,089 pounds — at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival. (Photo courtesy Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival) First-time entrant wins Elk Grove Giant...
He’s once again pumpkin king
Leonardo Urena of Napa shows off his latest Elk Grove champion pumpkin. (Photo courtesy Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival) He’s California’s pumpkin king, and has the gourd to prove it. For the fourth time,...