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Story summary
- Ben White, an England amateur gardener, is growing a 1,200-lb pumpkin named Gladys for charity.
- White shares Gladys’s growth on social media to raise funds for Essex & Herts Air Ambulance.
- Gladys will compete at the RHS Malvern Autumn Show during the last weekend of September.
- Gladys weighs about 544 kg, comparable to a small car.
- Guinness World Record pumpkin weighs 2,819 lb, set in October 2025 by twins Stuart and Ian Paton.
