Ed Weeks (grower)

Ed Weeks set numerous world records for growing large vegetables. In 1964, he founded Weeks Seed Company.^[1] He resided in Tarboro, North Carolina.^[2]

Records[]

Records set by Weeks:

1970: 118 lb Watermelon^[2]
1975: 197 lb Watermelon^[1]
1977: 39 lb Cantaloupe^[3]
1978: 3.5 inch long Peanut^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "About Us". Weeks Seed Company. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b Associated Press (25 July 1970). "118 Pound Melon". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. p. 6D. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ McWhirter, Norris (1979). Guinness Book of World Records. Bantam Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-0553123708.

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[aboutus-1] "About Us". Weeks Seed Company. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

[Daybeach-2] Associated Press (25 July 1970). "118 Pound Melon". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. p. 6D. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

[Guiness79-3] McWhirter, Norris (1979). Guinness Book of World Records. Bantam Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-0553123708.

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