DE resident grows 1,100 Lbs. pumpkin

to grow his own – and has caught the eye of many of his friends and neighbors. 47 abc’s lissette nunez has more on this story. showing pan of pumpkin from bottom-up track 1 weighing at 11 hundred pounds. from greenwood delaware. no this is not a rock – this is a gigantic pumpkin. brent sutton, pumpkin grower, greenwood, de “it’s fascinating to me” track 3 for brent sutton – growing pumpkins- has been a family affair. brent sutton, pumpkin grower, greenwood, de my father and i started doing this for six years ago the first year we came out with a three hundred pumpkin, then my grandfather got involved and we did it another year and we ended it up getting a five hundred pound pumpkin, then the third year we got a 700 pound pumpkin” track 4 but this time around brent grew it all on his own. back in april -brent tells 47 abc he planted this pumpkin seed in his backyard. he says it took a lot of care, patience, and cooperation from mother nature. and six months later – this pumpkin is 13 and half feet in circumference and some 4 and half feet high. but brent admits it wasn’t easy – there were a few challenges along the way. brent sutton, pumpkin grower, greenwood, de different insects, different times of the year, you can’t predict it, you never know know when it’s going to come track 5 this friday – brent will be on his way to new jersey to compete in a pumpkin weigh off. and he has a few words of advice for all the pumpkin growing enthusiasts out there. brent sutton, pumpkin grower, greenwood, de you got to be passionate about this, 6 months of my life everyday, started out it might have been 10 minutes to 3 hours a day out here, pruning, taking care of it, scouting it” butt ” if you put the work in you have no ceiling, and anybody can do this.” track lissette nunez 47 abc. and in case you were wondering what that pumpkin might taste like. brent tells us – it ‘s probably pretty bland – since the majority of its weight is water weight. however – he tells us he plans on bringing it back home after the competition to display it around halloween. here’s a look at your family