Only Dave Chan could view a 1,676 lb. pumpkin as insufficiently gigantic.

It was more than enough to win the B.C. Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Aldergrove香蕉视频直播檚 Krause Berry Farm on Saturday, Oct. 8, and while Chan, the defending champion and B.C. record holder, was happy with the win, he said he香蕉视频直播檇 been aiming to better his previous mark of 1,911 pounds (the largest ever seen in B.C.) by breaking 2,000.

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What is his secret for producing record-breaking pumpkins?

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Chan first became interested in the art of growing very big pumpkins about 40 years ago, when he saw a man who香蕉视频直播檇 grown a giant pumpkin on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

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Trevor Halliday and his wife Joanne, from Maple Ridge had the second- and third-place pumpkins, weighing in at over 2800 pounds combined.

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It was Joanne香蕉视频直播檚 first competition.

Event organizer Jeff Pelletier was encouraged by the number of novices taking part.

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