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Champion Growers Explain the Giant Pumpkin Business
· New York time
NPR's Morning Edition has asked champion pumpkin growers what it takes to produce prize-winning giants. The segment focuses on the work behind an agricultural spectacle that makes an ordinary seasonal decoration look distinctly underprepared. The growers' expertise is the story, not a promise that every backyard can produce a champion. Competition turns a familiar crop into a demanding pursuit of size. Most households ask whether a pumpkin fits on the porch. At the upper end of the hobby, the porch may need to submit engineering credentials.
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