A giant Pumpkin is putting Southeast Wisconsin on the map for the state’s biggest gourd

WAUPUN, Wis. (CBS 58) — A large gourd weighing in at 2,046 lbs. is placing Southeast Wisconsin on the map for the state’s greatest pumpkin. Tom Montsma, grower of the pumpkin stated his creation is rooted in a promise he made to his later mom.

Montsma, an avid gardener, stated at this second, his pumpkin is the most important gourd within the state. He stated he put his gardening expertise to the take a look at to battle for the Wisconsin Giants Pumpkin Growers competitors.

“Being a gardener, aggressive pumpkin rising has been a part of my life so yeah now I am getting the label ‘ oh you are the man the grows the large pumpkins,’” stated Montsma.

He is been competing for seven years. He stated his gourd grows from 40 as much as 50 lbs. a day. His secret ingredient? Good soil.

“I feed lots of fish and seaweed fertilizer two to three 4 occasions every week,” stated the gardener.

Hitting his two-thousand-pound mark meant extra to Montsma as a result of it was a milestone he promised he’d obtain for his mom.

“This one’s actually particular as a result of we misplaced my mother in 2012 to most cancers and earlier than she handed away, I made a promise to her that sometime I’ll develop an enormous pumpkin in her reminiscence.”

The enormous gourd could be discovered on the Tom Dooley Apple Orchard in Waupun.