Worlds Biggest Watermelon

Some of the largest fruits ever grown.

Worlds biggest watermelon. Plant produces huge watermelons as large as 200 pounds. The current champion has over 1500 seeds so thats as much as chris requires to get ready for the next season. Giant watermelon 262lb strain. Worlds largest watermelon variety up to 262 lbs.

I can honestly say that i couldn. Seeds from the worlds largest watermelon go for as much as 40 for a pack which contains 3 to 4 seeds. Giant watermelons huge pumpkins. They set world records in melon size in 1979 with a 200 pound melon and again in 1985 with one that weighed.

The rind is striped and resistant to bruising. Chris and other giant watermelon growers like him use seeds from the carolina cross variety of watermelon and only from specific watermelons that have reached gargantuan proportions. Impress your neighbors by growing a huge watermelon in your backyard. Worlds largest watermelon farm.

In some ways growing the worlds largest watermelon is a lot like breeding a champion race horse who the parents are makes all the difference. 5 worlds largest watermelon 2688 lbs or 122 kg weighting 2688 pounds this watermelon made the cut as the worlds largest watermelon grown at the hope farm store by lloyd bright his family has a long history with watermelons. The heaviest watermelon weighs 159 kg 3505 lb and was grown by chris kent usa of sevierville tennessee usa as verified by the great pumpkin commonwealth on 4 october 2013. The worlds largest watermelon can be eaten but the large ones arent as sweet as compared to the ones you buy at the store.

I hope you all enjoy todays post. Accountant smashes record by growing the worlds biggest watermelon that weighs a whopping 3505lb chris kent is from sevierville in tennessee entered his prize fruit into the 2013 pumpkin and. Very flavorful crisp bright red flesh. Chris was awarded his prize at the operation pumpkin festival held in hamilton ohio between 3 5 october 2013.

I am a long time grower and holder of the world record watermelon title.