Ed Weeks set numerous world records for growing large vegetables. In 1964, he founded Weeks Seed Company.[1] He resided in Tarboro, North Carolina.[2]

Records

Records set by Weeks:

  • 1970: 118 lb Watermelon[2]
  • 1975: 197 lb Watermelon[1]
  • 1977: 39 lb Cantaloupe[3]
  • 1978: 3.5 inch long Peanut[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Us". Weeks Seed Company. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "118 Pound Melon". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. 25 July 1970. p. 6D. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ↑ McWhirter, Norris (1979). Guinness Book of World Records. Bantam Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-0553123708.


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