‘I hug them’: meet the farmer raising 2,000lb pumpkins
Written by Gabrielle Canon in Napa, California from the Guardian
Armed with ‘golden seeds’, Leonardo Urena is part of an elite group of global growers – and this year produced California’s largest specimen
It starts with a tiny seed.
Leonardo Urena opened his palm to show a small plastic bag containing a single special specimen. Smooth and white, it wasn’t yet remarkable, but it will be, because it has the potential to sprout a squash as heavy as a walrus.
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Written by Gabrielle Canon in Napa, California from the Guardian
Armed with ‘golden seeds’, Leonardo Urena is part of an elite group of global growers – and this year produced California’s largest specimen
It starts with a tiny seed.
Leonardo Urena opened his palm to show a small plastic bag containing a single special specimen. Smooth and white, it wasn’t yet remarkable, but it will be, because it has the potential to sprout a squash as heavy as a walrus.
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