Vitebsk woman grew a pumpkin weighing 118 kg

November 18, Minsk / Tatiana Chumakova - BELTA /. Vitebsk resident Elena Kuznetsova grew a pumpkin weighing 118 kg and became the winner of the republican competition "Giant on the Garden Bed-2010", a BELTA correspondent reports. The height of the giant pumpkin reached 103 cm, and its diameter is 174 cm. Elena Kuznetsova noted that she planted the Belarusian variety of seeds "Yubileiny-70". Over the years of the republican competition, no one has grown a pumpkin weighing more than 100 kg. Last year, the largest pumpkin was grown by a resident of Bobruisk, its weight was 79 kg. Among the Belarusian records of 2010 are also a watermelon weighing 17.65 kg, a zucchini - 14.1 kg, an eggplant - 510 grams, an apple - 725 grams, and a pear - 685 grams. The competition winners were chosen in 26 nominations. The republican competition "Giant on the Garden Bed" was held for the 17th time. The organizers of the event are "Narodnaya Gazeta", the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Scientific and Practical Center for Potato and Vegetable Growing of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, and the Farmers' Union. -0-