The pumpkin Eddy Shaw grew in the backyard of his Charlottetown home has set a new provincial record. Thirty pumpkins were in contention for the top prize at 23rd annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off at Veseys Seeds in York, P.E.I., on Saturday. (Laura Meader/CBC)The pumpkin was among 30 entered in the 23rd annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off on Saturday at Veseys Seeds in York. He used the seeds from that pumpkin to grow three more in his backyard this summer. Finley Weeks, 2, points out a giant pumpkin to his mother Sophie Weeks.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2016 13:41 UTC