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