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Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival at Christianson’s Nursery

2021 Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival and Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Saturday, September 18, 2021, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

  1. Christianson’s Nursery is an official weigh-off site for the Giant Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC), an international organization, who is sanctioned to submit giant pumpkin world records. This year’s First Place winners were “Team Gadberry”, Dani and Gerry, of Spokane, WA with a whopping $1,527.5 lbs. giant pumpkin, winning the $1500.00 cash prize. In Second Place was Cindy Tobeck of Olympia with a 1,452 lbs. pumpkin, in Third Place, Glen Snodgrass, Lynden WA, 776 lbs,

and in Fourth Place was local Steve Radich of Mount Vernon WA with a 694.5 lbs. pumpkin. Children enjoyed Beautiful Face Painting and the Balloon Fairy and everyone enjoyed bluegrass music, the A-maze-ing Hay Maze hosted by Mount Vernon’s Camp Korey, carnival games and “Toad Aboad”.  Visitors from across the state munched on Waffles in Paradise, Vivi’s Mexican Food Truck, and kettle corn. Many guests left with seasonal bouquets, pumpkins, corn stalks, and organically grown apples and produce from local farmer Leslie Swanson and her family of Swanson’s Farm. This year’s Weigh-Off was graciously sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers with Gordon Farms, Coastal Farm & Ranch, and Skagit Valley Food Co-op.

Here are the top 10 giant pumpkin growers this year:

  1. “Team Gadberry”, Dani and Gerry, Spokane WA, 1,527.5 lbs.
  2. Cindy Tobeck, Olympia WA, 1,452 lbs.
  3. Glen Snodgrass, Lynden WA, 776 lbs.
  4. Steve Radich, Mount Vernon WA, 642.5 lbs.
  5. Brian Romano, Stanwood WA, 620.5lbs.
  6. Dan Raichart, Algona, WA 597.5 lbs.
  7. Dick Kilburn, Anacotes WA, 459.5 lbs.
  8. Joseph Romano, Stanwood WA, 406 lbs.
  9. Matt Radach, 373.5 lbs

 

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