LONDON (Kashmir English): After five decades of dedication, two British brothers have grown the world’s heaviest pumpkin, also securing a place in the Guinness World Records.
Hailing from Lymington in Hampshire, Ian and Stuart Paton have spent the past 50 years cultivating giant vegetables.
This year, they produced a pumpkin weighing 2,819 lb 4 oz (approximately 1,278 kg).
Pumpkin circumference
According to Guinness World Records, the produce is not only the heaviest in the world but also the largest by volume, with a circumference of 21 ft 3.8 inch.
The brothers have affectionately named the colossal pumpkin “Muggle”.
Sebastian Suski, an official from Guinness World Records, oversaw the weighing and measurement process.
He said that Ian and Stuart Paton have long guided fellow growers about giant vegetables.
