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Joe Adkins, a giant pumpkin growing veteran based in Wheaton, Illinois, embarks on a quest to grow his first 2,000-pound pumpkin.
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00:04you know as you get older you realize really no such thing as like magic you know like you see
00:09a
00:09magician on stage you know he's doing a trick he's not really doing real magic the only thing
00:15that's like real magic to me is watching these giant pumpkins grow
00:31after 10 years of growing gargantuan gourds in his yard joe adkins has some high expectations for
00:39his crops his goal is to grow a pumpkin that is 2 000 pounds now it seems like a lot
00:45but you just
00:46wait now you can always get lucky and just plant the seed and still end up with a big pumpkin
00:51but
00:51we're not looking for just big looking for giant people have always said obsessive i guess a better
00:57word is passion very passionate about growing pumpkins but that's what i'm thinking about
01:01always thinking about pumpkins there's always something joe is a master that i would liken him
01:07to my client today you know find someone that really wants to compete at a high level and grow
01:12a giant pumpkin there most people are far through between it just keeps getting bigger and bigger
01:17each year which makes it so much more exciting for us seeing him get so excited about it
01:29all the best pumpkin growers can grow a 2 000 pound pumpkin and he really wants to be up there
01:35as one
01:36of the best pumpkin growers
01:40you
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