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Grittyville, WA

Its nice to prove (to both yourself and to others) you could go the distance with your methods. Thats quite an impressive pumpkin. Could we see the cavity? With a shape like that, even a skinny guy might not ne able to fit inside...?!

10/5/2025 4:28:14 PM

Winchester, Ohio

That's an awesome pumpkin, congratulations! That damaged spot doesn't take anything away from what you grew, I think that is a really great cross to should have awesome potential for next year.
I would like to try to determine contributing factors to pumpkins going heavy to chart.

10/5/2025 5:22:17 PM

Portland, CT

Great job this year Matt. Seeing that weight nearly made me pass out. I can't wait to see what you can do in 2026!

10/5/2025 5:46:46 PM

Connecticut

Little Ketchup- The seeds are planned to be harvested soon.

Fattires- There are some growers/patches that seem to favor going heavy to chart. However, this may be a statistic that gets too much attention which in the end does not really help much to pushing weights higher. The % over chart is certainly exciting for the grower, but you can go under the estimated weight and still get a World Record.

Nick's Big Pumpkin- All I will say is your commentary came through very clear on the video when the pumpkin was being weighed;-)

10/5/2025 10:03:43 PM

Sharon, MA

Great job Matt. Love how those LOW pumpkins go super heavy

10/5/2025 10:49:12 PM

Connecticut, USA

Congratulations Matt! Sorry it popped a hole but it is a super impressive pumpkin in every way. One day the stars will align and you will grow a WR.

10/6/2025 6:12:30 AM

Central NY

What a fruit. Congrats Matt. And as always, thanks for the time you put in to explain these behemoths to us!

10/6/2025 10:30:56 AM

Australia [email protected]

Congratulations matt really enjoy your diary entries and a cavity picture would be great well done

10/6/2025 3:28:58 PM

Tyngsboro, MA

I also heard Nick's commentary in my video of it! Your pumpkin is amazing Matt. I've thought for a long time that you're one of the best growers in the world, and this pumpkin cements that. Looking forward to seeing what you grow next year

10/6/2025 11:33:16 PM

Connecticut

pumpconn- Very happy with the weight no matter how it gets there;-)
Ken D.- Thanks for the word of encouragement, I will be trying.
Porkchop- Hope my learning experiences can help others.
dale- I will work on getting a cavity picture.
jamieg- Thanks for sharing your growing stories as well, it all helps to put some more peices of the puzzle together.

10/6/2025 11:52:56 PM

Merrimack NH

What a monster of a pumpkin. I couldn't believe the weight when it hit the scale. Amazing job Matt!

10/7/2025 12:29:15 PM