Around New England

How To Grow A Pumpkin Big Enough To Make Into A Boat

October 10, 2017

It takes five hours of work a day to grow a pumpkin big enough to turn into a boat capable of being rowed across a harbor, says a woman who competed in a contest in Damariscotta, Maine. She started growing the 425-pound “all-organic” pumpkin on the Fourth of July.