Growing a Big Pumpkin. A Really Big Pumpkin (1/2)

Joe Jutras lives in a small state, Rhode Island, but he thinks big. This year he grew a pumpkin weighing seven hundred sixty kilograms.

His pumpkin broke the world record set in two thousand six. Another Rhode Islander, Ron Wallace, grew last year's champion. That one weighed six hundred eighty-one kilograms. Huge pumpkins like these can sell for ten thousand dollars. Some people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for a single seed.

Sue Jutras explained to us how her husband grew his record pumpkin and a few smaller but still really big ones.He started the seeds indoors in April. When the third leaf appeared, he planted them outdoors under a temporary shelter. He removed the shelter once the root system began to push against it.

He buried the vines so the root system could continue to grow. He fed the plant a mixture containing fish and seaweed.

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Joe Jutras住在小州---罗德岛，但是他的想法却很大。今年，他种出了重达760公斤的南瓜。

他的南瓜打破了2006年的世界纪录。去年夺冠的是另一位罗德岛居民，Ron Wallace种植的南瓜。那个南瓜重达681公斤。像这样的巨型南瓜可以卖1万美金。有些人很愿意花几百美元买一颗这种南瓜的种子。

Sue Jutras向我们解释了他丈夫是怎样种植这种破纪录的南瓜和其它一些相对较小但实际上仍然很大的南瓜。在四月，他在室内播种。当南瓜长出第三片叶子时，他将植物移种到室外一个临时小棚中。在南瓜根开始向棚伸展的时候，他将小棚移除。

他将（南瓜的）藤茎埋入土中，这样其根茎可以继续生长。他用一种含有鱼类和海藻的混合物给植物施肥。