Young Loup Bisson certainly knows his stuff when it comes to growing pumpkins – as this 84.3 kilo monster proves. Loup's dad, Guy, who is originally from Montreal, said the family had grown pumpkins when living in Canada, “but we were never able to grow them that big". On his wife Cheryl Honeyfield's family farm, however, where they have lived for two years, it's a different story. READ MORE:* Giant 844 kg pumpkin crowned the biggest in the country* The gourd times roll despite paltry pumpkin prescence* The Waikato 'woo woo' retreat for sceptics and believers alikeSaturday's event, held at Mitre 10's St Aubyn Street beranch, was the finale of a six-month growing process for customers who bought giant Atlantic seedlings in October. After the competition, the pumpkins were either taken home or donated to the Stoney Oaks wildlife park near Inglewood for the animals to eat.

Source: Stuff March 28, 2021 18:56 UTC