Documentary
Lords of the Gourd (2007)
The extreme gardeners who compete at the annual Cooperstown Weigh-Off have one obsessive 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. Follow Joe Pukos and his fellow competitors through the final harrowing days of harvest and the journey across New York State with the bulging behemoths.
