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 Aldergrove乌鸦传媒檚 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 he乌鸦传媒檇 been aiming to better his previous mark of 1,911 pounds (the largest ever seen in B.C.) by breaking 2,000.

乌鸦传媒淓arlier on this year, we had some pretty poor weather and I think that乌鸦传媒檚 where I lost the poundage,乌鸦传媒� 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?

乌鸦传媒淢y secret is elbow grease, sweat, time, more time, and patience from your wife,乌鸦传媒� Chan replied, smiling.

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

乌鸦传媒淲e still have a chance at home,乌鸦传媒� he said.

乌鸦传媒淭here乌鸦传媒檚 another pumpkin, that乌鸦传媒檚 going to be weighted next week.乌鸦传媒�

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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 who乌鸦传媒檇 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 乌鸦传媒淗oward Dill, Nova Scotia.乌鸦传媒�

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

Dill, , has been called the 乌鸦传媒減umpkin King乌鸦传媒� and 乌鸦传媒淔ather of all pumpkins.乌鸦传媒�

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 Joanne乌鸦传媒檚.

乌鸦传媒淲e called this the dark horse, because we figured it would catch up,乌鸦传媒� Trevor recalled.

It was Joanne乌鸦传媒檚 first competition.

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

Among the the 13 entrants, there were 乌鸦传媒渁 lot of first-time growers乌鸦传媒� Pelletier noted. 乌鸦传媒淲e had four, who [all] broke 1,000 lbs.乌鸦传媒�

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