Massive, immense, huge, giant pumpkin brings $2,500 prize

GREEN — Quinn Werner of Saegertown, Pa. seems to have a knack for growing very large pieces of orange fruit.

Werner trailered a 1,556 pound pumpkin, which he spent several months growing, to Parks Garden Center here for the 13th annual Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers weigh off Saturday.

He walked away with a $2,500 prize for the largest pumpkin. It was Werner’s fourth time winning the top prize for growing the largest pumpkin.

Werner, who has been involved in growing large pumpkins for nine years, actually trailered a total 10 pumpkins to the competition ranging in size from about 1,000 pounds to the 1,556 pound winner.

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