Heaviest field pumpkin

A field pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) weighing 121.6 kg (268 lb 1 oz) was grown by Mark Baggs (UK) for entry in the CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championships, held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire, UK, on 22 September 2022.

Baggs, a Dorset dairy farmer, planted the seed on 1 June and pollinated it on 9 August. He needed help from two people to lift the 19-stone pumpkin on to the scales. This type of pumpkin – also known as a Connecticut field pumpkin – is the smaller cousin of the Atlantic giant, and is typically what you would see on sale in supermarkets for carving into jack o'lanterns.