Episode 31: Learn from World Record Holder Ron Wallace about Giant Pumpkins and Yield

Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Tad Hussey.

Cannabis, Gardening, Natural Sciences, Cultivation, Leisure, Science, Home & Garden, Marijuana, Weed, Growing, Organics, Grow

4.7 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The giant pumpkin community has a lot in common with cannabis growers. Both are pushing the envelope to maximize plant health and yield. Hear from one of the best about how he grows some of the largest plants in the world every year! https://www.kisorganics.com/pages/cannabis-cultivation-and-science-podcast-episode-31

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cannabis cultivation and science podcast. I'm your host, Tad Hussey of Kiss Organics.
0:19.0	This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of organic
0:22.1	growing from a science-based perspective and drawn top experts from around the industry to share
0:26.8	their wisdom and knowledge. Our guest today is Ron Wallace. Ron is a two-time world record holder,
0:32.3	three-time world champion, and was the first grower in the world to grow a pumpkin over 1,500 pounds in 2006.
0:39.1	And in 2012, he was the first to eclipse the 2,000-pound barrier at 2009 pounds.
0:45.2	Today, he is regarded as one of the world's premier giant pumpkin growers.
0:49.0	He has appeared on many local and national TV shows and been subject of numerous books,
0:54.0	newspaper, and nationally
0:55.1	recognized magazine articles.
1:00.7	Hey, Ron, thanks for coming on the show today.
1:03.0	I really appreciate it.
1:04.1	It's great to get to chat with you over the air.
1:06.8	Hi, Ted.
1:07.6	Yeah, great to be on the show.
1:08.7	Looking forward to it.
1:10.2	Well, let's start off giving listeners
1:11.5	a little bit of your personal history and how you got into growing giant pumpkins. Sure. Well,
1:18.5	my dad was, I believe, the first person in New England to grow giant pumpkins, you know,
1:25.2	and start talking about it competitively and that was back in
1:28.7	the in the early 80s he started doing it in his you know small backyard in West
1:33.6	Warwick Rhode Island back in those days it wasn't much information on giant
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