The Largest Pumpkin Will Be Determined Today in Vermanes Garden 0 29

As part of the event, the most impressive pumpkin of this year's autumn harvest will be determined, as well as — in a special category — the heaviest pumpkin grown by young Latvian farmers.

A total of 39 pumpkins from 15 regions of Latvia have been submitted for the competition — Dobele, Kuldiga, Marupe, Adazi, Sigulda, Saldus, South Kurzeme, Ventspils, Balvi, Tukums, Bauska, Ludza, Liva, Jelgava, and Limbazi.

To date, the heaviest pumpkin in the history of the championship weighed 574 kilograms — this record was set in 2018 by a pumpkin grown by Luiza Neimane in the Kuldiga region.