What it takes to grow a 1000+ pound pumpkin

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) –Although it doesn’t feel like it outside, fall is here. That means its pumpkin season. Pumpkins come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. The pumpkins that were in Williamsville for the world pumpkin weigh-off just happen to be the largest!
Jeffrey Podraza, pumpkin grower, described his submission to News 4, “This year its 360 inches or so.”
The history behind these competitions stems from Collins, NY. After injuring his back, Ray Waterman, an avi