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Giant Pumpkin

Wisconsin farmer Derek Sippel unlocks the secrets to growing his giant pumpkins.

10/11/2018

Wisconsin Life

Giant Pumpkin

Clip: Season 6 Episode 5 | 4m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

Wisconsin farmer Derek Sippel unlocks the secrets to growing his giant pumpkins.

Wisconsin farmer Derek Sippel has a fascination with growing giant pumpkins, some weighing more than two-thousand pounds. What does it take to grow a monster? Derek unlocks the secrets to growing his award-winning giant pumpkins on his farm near St. Cloud.

10/11/2018

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