Lords of the Gourd: The Pursuit of Excellence

The gardeners who compete at the annual Cooperstown Pumpkin Fest weigh-off have one goal — to raise the biggest pumpkin in the world. These gurus of the gourd nurture their fruits through harsh weather, floods, animal attacks, and even sabotage to produce pumpkins of gigantic proportion. This program follows Joe Pukos and his fellow competitors through the final days of harvest and the journey across New York state with the bulging behemoths strapped into the beds of their pickups. Pukos is a contender — at least until last-minute rumors circulate that another grower may be set to smash the world record.

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