Switzerland’s heaviest pumpkin weighs over 700 kilos
Switzerland's heaviest pumpkin weighs over 700 kilos
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Switzerland's heaviest pumpkin weighs 727.5 kilograms. The giant vegetable grown by a participant from Zurich won the Swiss pumpkin championship in Jona in canton St Gallen on Saturday.
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La citrouille la plus lourde de Suisse pèse plus de 700 kilos
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The winning pumpkin belongs to the Squash variety and is distinguished by its green colour. This is the first win for a squash of this variety, the organisers wrote on their websiteExternal link on Saturday.
The winning pumpkin, as well as the second and third placed winners, will be on display for a month before being chopped up and distributed.
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