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 AldergroveB次元官网网址檚 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 heB次元官网网址檇 been aiming to better his previous mark of 1,911 pounds (the largest ever seen in B.C.) by breaking 2,000.

B次元官网网址淓arlier on this year, we had some pretty poor weather and I think thatB次元官网网址檚 where I lost the poundage,B次元官网网址� the Richmond resident told the Langley Advance Times following his win, his wife, Janet Love, at his side.

What is his secret for producing record-breaking pumpkins?

B次元官网网址淢y secret is elbow grease, sweat, time, more time, and patience from your wife,B次元官网网址� Chan replied, smiling.

Chan said he may still have a shot at breaking the 2,000 mark.

B次元官网网址淲e still have a chance at home,B次元官网网址� he said.

B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 another pumpkin, thatB次元官网网址檚 going to be weighted next week.B次元官网网址�

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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 whoB次元官网网址檇 grown a giant pumpkin on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

The man mentioned that the seed for his winner had come from a Canadian, a man in Nova Scotia named Howard Dill.

Chan took a chance and sent a letter addressed to B次元官网网址淗oward Dill, Nova Scotia.B次元官网网址�

One week later, a letter from Dill arrived with seeds.

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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.

Trevor said his pumpkin was a late starter, planted after JoanneB次元官网网址檚.

B次元官网网址淲e called this the dark horse, because we figured it would catch up,B次元官网网址� Trevor recalled.

It was JoanneB次元官网网址檚 first competition.

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

Among the the 13 entrants, there were B次元官网网址渁 lot of first-time growersB次元官网网址� Pelletier noted. B次元官网网址淲e had four, who [all] broke 1,000 lbs.B次元官网网址�

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