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Pumpkin Protraction

A pumpkin named Pluto: size isn’t everything.

Last summer the pumpkin in the photo was planted and grown in a sunny fenced garden on Treasure Island. Compared to its vine mates, it was the runt of the litter. After being harvested in early October, the pumpkin had a short career as a front-door Halloween decoration. Then it moved inside. Who knew it would last this long?

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