Minnesta man has got the biggest one in the world (pix)_

[Tommy Tainant]

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That is just enormous. I do hope that its a genuine beast. There is a lot of dirty dealing in the monster veg world.

 

[whitehall]

God love 'em, that's all they do in Minnesota.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

I think most people here already know that you're a size queen, Tommy.

 

[BULLDOG]

There is a small but active market for large vegetables. There is a lady in town who will pay a premium for cucumbers that are 5 pounds or more.

 

[Dekster]

There is a small but active market for large vegetables. There is a lady in town who will pay a premium for cucumbers that are 5 pounds or more.

A lot of folks like them small though. I don't let my yellow squash get huge but people say I let them go too big because they aren't those little baby squash they sell in the store.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

God love 'em, that's all they do in Minnesota.

Its a noble calling.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

A lot of folks like them small though. I don't let my yellow squash get huge but people say I let them go too big because they aren't those little baby squash they sell in the store.

Veg loses flavour the bigger they get.

 

[petro]

That guy is not far from me.
He has had a few record sized gourds. It's actually amazing considering the short growing season which is now over as frost is setting in at night.

 

[Dekster]

Veg loses flavour the bigger they get.

Squash have no real flavor to begin with.