Pumpkin Weigh-Off Contest

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Pumpkin by pumpkin 1lifted by a 2fork-lift and 3weighed. Each one bigger than the last.

¡°175.¡± 

¡°Oh, it¡¯s great, it¡¯s great. You never see anything like this, right? Except in Half Moon Bay.¡±

¡°Yeah, I always tell people back home, I¡¯m like, it¡¯s, it¡¯s the Super Bowl of pumpkins.¡±

Travis Gienger drove his massive pumpkin 35 hours from Anoka, Minnesota, the Halloween capital of the world, to the pumpkin capital of the world.

¡°This size, I mean, I, I¡¯ve been hitting it with like 4fertilizer 14 times a day.¡±

Holding the 2020 champion title for a pumpkin weighing in at 2350 pounds, he¡¯s hoping lightning will strike twice.

¡°They all said it was a 5once in a lifetime type thing. And gosh, hopefully we can do it two in a lifetime type thing.¡±

But he¡¯s up against some heavy 6competitors.

¡°It¡¯s estimating to be around 1500 pounds.¡±

Cindy Tobeck, the 2016 champion out of Washington, is back for more this year.

¡°These take so much care. And they also take a lot of water, which I know is a 7challenge here in California. I¡¯ve got my own well at home. So 8unlimited free water is to my 9advantage over the California growers.¡±

This third grade teacher says, in her time away from the classroom, she¡¯s watering 150 gallons per plant per day. And it¡¯s the people of Half Moon Bay that keep her coming back every year.

¡°The community of Half Moon Bay, their roots are in 10agriculture and, and pumpkin farming specifically. And they honor and love the pumpkin farmers. And I just feel that love.¡±