What a Melon
Just two more days, friends, so drop everything or you'll miss the coffee-table-size "biggest watermelon" at the Tennessee State Fair.
Husband and wife Freddie and Sharon Burcham of Ashland City took first and second place with a 208.5-pounder and a 203-pounder. These undeniably impressive melons are the Carolina Cross variety, raised from seeds saved from the 229-pound winning melon Burcham raised and showed about three years back.
Burcham's first place won him $600, and Sharon's second place earned $400. Maybe it doesn't grow on trees, but vines are another thing altogether. The Tennessee State Fair runs through Sept. 14.
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Isn't there a competitive Krystal burger-eating contest at the fair? Wonder how far those guys would get into that melon.
Posted 09/14/2008 at 09:33:13 AMIt ain't fer eatin' Pink. It's fer holdin' down hay, like in this picture.
Posted 09/15/2008 at 11:29:27 AM