PICTURES: Meet Peet Joubert who won the Walkerville Agricultural Show with his 448kg pumpkin
Updated | By Scenic Drive With Rian
Peet Joubert joined the Scenic Drive to share more about his award-winning pumpkin.
Peet Joubert is not a professional farmer, but his 448kg pumpkin was awarded heaviest pumpkin in South Africa at the Walkerville Agriculture Show.
Anyone who wants to enter the Walkerville Agriculture Show is only allowed to grow one pumpkin per year.
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Joubert's biggest dream is to grow a 1-tonne pumpkin.
"It's the Atlantic Giant pumpkin.
"This is my second year growing pumpkins. Everything is about good genetics.
"One pumpkin seed will cost about R30,00. Every day you must take care of the pumpkin.
"My target is to grow a 1-tonne pumpkin. I need more experience before I can grow it," Joubert.
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