Source: SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS, 10/12/21

 Big things are coming to the state fair.  The great pumpkin and giant watermelon weigh-off competition is being held Tuesday at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. Brandon Huber has a Ph.D. in horticulture sciences from N.C. State University. Huber is known for growing the giant corpse plant, but he also has a patch full of giant watermelons, gourds and pumpkins.

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