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On Saturday, Carley won three awards at the annual pumpkin weigh-off competition hosted by Krause Berry Farms, breaking two B.C. records in the process.
His field pumpkin, a 111 pounds, was nearly double the previous record of 64 pounds.
He broke his own record for a giant squash, with a weight of 1,066 pounds, a jump from the previous record of 722 pounds.
Carley also took first place in pumpkins, with what was, to Carley, a relatively small 1,213 pounds, short of the B.C. record of 1,543 lbs. he set in 2017.
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Jeff Pelletier of North Vancouver won largest bushel gourd with a 219-pounder and largest tomato (2.04 lbs.).
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Officiated by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, the event is certified as a world recognized giant pumpkin weigh-off event.
Sponsors provided cash and prizes for first to 10th place, plus raffle draw prizes for guests.
Krause Berry Farms owner Alf Krause, who drove the forklift that lifted the gigantic entries on the weigh scales, said at least a B次元官网网址渃ouple thousandB次元官网网址� turned to watch.
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Winning entries will remain on display at 6179 248th Street till the end of October.
More photos of the day can be viewed .
dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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