L.I. Man Grows Nearly 1,500-Pound Pumpkin In His Yard
COMMACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A local man has grown a pumpkin said to be the largest-ever produced on Long Island.
Scott Armstrong's giant gourd tips the scales at just under 1,500 pounds.
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Armstrong, 41, said it took him five months to grow the pumpkin in his backyard in Commack.
The pumpkin beat his 1,279-pound record set last year.
Last year, a Rhode Island man set the world record with a 1-ton pumpkin.
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