12-Year-Old Wins Giant Pumpkin Contest in Moscow
The pumpkin of a 12-year-old gardener from the Irkutsk region became the largest vegetable at the "Battle of Giants" festival, which is taking place at the "Urban Farm" of the VDNKh in Moscow.
Consensus
- The 'Battle of Giants' autumn harvest festival took place at the 'Urban Farm' on VDNH in Moscow.
- A pumpkin weighing 817 kg was the largest vegetable at the festival.
- The pumpkin was grown by a 12-year-old boy from Irkutska Oblast.
- The pumpkin was of the 'Atlantic Giant' variety.
- The seed for the pumpkin came from a hobby farmer in Moscow Oblast named Alexander Chusov.
- The festival ran from September 12 to September 27.
- The event included exhibitions of giant vegetables, cooking shows, costume parades, pumpkin carving, and a swim on giant pumpkins.
- The Ministry of Agriculture of Irkutsk Oblast provided transportation for the pumpkin to Moscow.
Points of divergence
- The pumpkin was grown from a seed of a hobby farmer from Moscow Oblast named Alexander Chusov, who set a Russian record last year with a 969 kg pumpkin. — ntv
- The father of the 12-year-old said he helped minimally, only with building a greenhouse and technical tasks like water and electricity. — m24
- Maria, a festival participant, had never grown anything before but brought two pumpkins to VDNH and became the Russian record holder after weighing. — riamo
Coverage (4 sources)
- Size of a house: huge pumpkins brought to the "Battle of Giants" festival in Moscow — РИАМО
- Boy from Irkutsk region grew pumpkin weighing 817 kilograms — Вечерняя Москва
- 817 kg pumpkin became the winner of the giant vegetables contest at VDNKh — НТВ Москва
- Weight of the largest pumpkin at the vegetable contest in Moscow exceeded 800 kg — Москва 24
Key entities
- Moscow
- VDNKh
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Russia
- Denis Pavlenko
- TASS
- TASS
- SHOT
- MSK1.RU
- Maria
- City Farms
- Alexander Chusov
- Savvateevka
- VDNKh Pumpkin