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Nov. 23, 2011
Behold the 1000 Pound Pumpkin
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Visit Robert Sabin's pumpkin patch: he has been growing giant pumpkins--the breed is Atlantic Giant--for over ten years. Does his top pumpkin have the heft to win the Long Island Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Hicks Nurseries? We'll find out. What did you think of the video?
Images courtesy of Rick Wheelock/flickr and the Dragonweaver/flickr. Shot and produced by Flora Lichtman.
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