Aurora firefighter breaks Colorado state record with almost 2,000-pound pumpkin

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News

An Aurora firefighter’s side hobby resulted in a state record after he grew a 1,955-pound pumpkin in his backyard.

Brad Bledsoe began his knack for growing pumpkins four years ago when he grew, what he thought was, a large pumpkin. After growing his first pumpkin in his home just north of Fort Collins, he took the 200-pound pumpkin to a contest, which turned out to be one of the smallest ones there.

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