Hampshire Grower's 2,856-Pound Pumpkin Shatters Record
Ian Paton of Lymington spent six hours a day cultivating a 2,856.8-pound pumpkin named Bagheera, which was certified as the heaviest ever grown by a single man at the Wargrave Nursery Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. The 65-year-old grower's solo debut produced a gourd heavier than a white rhino and a Volkswagen Beetle.