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- Ben White grew a 544 kg pumpkin named Gladys in an 18-metre polytunnel.
- Gladys measured about 4.3 metre circumference and covered roughly 600 sq ft.
- At peak growth Gladys added over 40 lb each night.
- White will display Gladys at the Canna UK Giant Vegetables Championship to fund the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance.
- His earlier giant pumpkins raised £1,100 for the same ambulance service, while the world record pumpkin weighs 1,278 kg.
