DuBois & King’s Wil Horton took first place in the 2015 Vermont Giant Pumpkin Growers Weigh-off. Wil hauled his 1438-pound pumpkin from his patch in Springfield to Colchester, Vermont for the September 26th event. Wil’s green thumb also extends to field pumpkins and long gourds and took first place with his 101-pound field pumpkin and his 110” long gourd.
Wil also made it to events in Massachusetts and New Hampshire this year. Wil ranked 11th in the New England Pumpkin Growers Association event at the Topsfield Fair in Topsfield, Massachusetts, with his 1278-pound pumpkin. In late August, his 748-pound entry won second place at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction, Vermont. Wil’s 1278-pound pumpkin won second place at the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Wil donated the pumpkin to the Goffstown Mainstreet Program to be turned into a boat for the Pumpkin Regatta. The following link shows the proud grower with his first place pumpkin, field pumpkin and long gourd. Wil is an electrical engineer who works out of the firm’s Springfield office. Congratulations Wil!
http://vermontgiants.tripod.com/index.html
