I’m not an expert in the whole giant pumpkin phenomenon, but it’s my understanding that the pumpkins are generally grown by hobbyists for fun rather than farmers on an industrial scale. So I don’t think it’s a trade-off on our food system, where kids are starving in Africa because farmers are wasting their resources growing pumpkins. I think it’s more of an, “look what I did” type thing.
Comment on plump pumkins
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 day agoGiving farms water for practically free while private citizens have to buy it in bottles from the store because the water is either laden with e.coli or just…not there by the time it gets to them.
3000lb pumpkins aren’t something to be proud of. They are trophies of gluttony.
Soulcreator@programming.dev 18 hours ago
0tan0d@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Your mixing commercial farming with enjoyment selective breeding. The 3k lbs pumpkin is only grown in a couple of plants. Anything growing too slow is removed ASAP and put in a compost pile. Its just a fun way to enjoy the growing season in the middle of bum fuck no where.