Arizona Records

What fun would this hobby be, if we didn’t have and a way to keep track of who has grown the largest giant pumpkin, giant watermelon, or giant tomato in Arizona. The AZGVG keeps track of the records – and will even help the next person beat our own existing records. (BTW, we even smile when you break our records).

The Arizona Giant Vegetable Growers Association, on behalf of the Arizona State Fair, maintains the Giant Vegetable Records for the State of Arizona.

Giant vegetable growers have been proudly showing off their seasonal success stories for many years. Below is a list of vegetables, for which we know there is an existing Arizona Record.

Remember, some vegetables grow better in one region than another; but that shouldn’t stop you from trying to see if you can’t “Wow!” your friends and neighbors — and set a new Arizona record while you’re at it. We want you to grow a giant vegetable, and we’ll celebrate your victory when you bring it to our events. If your “Giant” matures outside the set weigh-off dates, then we’ll arrange to bring our scale to you.

This list is maintained to the best of our abilities, utilizing all the resources available from the various giant vegetable clubs, known record keeping websites, and Guinness World Records. We apologize for any error in our records, and hope you will contact us with the information which will allow us to create a record book that can be used by everybody.

Giant Pumpkin (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	693.0	Sierra Vista Ace Hardware Weigh-Off / Arizona State Fair	9/29/18
2	Dean Baker	Scottsdale	486.0	AZGPG Spring Harvest Festival	5/30/15
3	Dean Baker	Scottsdale	483.0	AZGPG Spring Harvest Festival	5/30/15
4	Ron Watkins	Phoenix	479.0	AZGPG Spring Harvest Festival	5/27/17
5	Ben Buschieb	Ahwatukee	469.0	Certified Scale	6/1/07
6	Dave Smith	Scottsdale	465.0	AZGPG Spring Harvest Festival	5/30/15
7	Dean Baker	Scottsdale	461.5	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/10/15
8	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	454.0	Certified Scale	9/22/02
9	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	450.0	Arizona State Fair	8/25/17
10	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	439.0	Sierra Vista Ace Hardware Weigh-Off / Arizona State Fair	9/29/18

Giant Squash (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event		Date
1	Dean Baker	Scottsdale	313.5	AZGPG Spring Harvest Festival		5/27/17

Watermelon (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	118.35	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	8/15/20
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	102.05	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	8/2/20
3	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	38.35	Sierra Vista Ace Hardware Weigh-Off / Arizona State Fair	9/29/18
4	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	34.50	Sierra Vista Ace Hardware Weigh-Off / Arizona State Fair	9/29/18

Field Pumpkin (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event	Date
1	Phil Hayes	Pinetop	142.0	Mother Nature’s Farm Pumpkin Weigh-Off	9/28/13
2	Phil Hayes	Pinetop	128.0	Mother Nature’s Farm Pumpkin Weigh-Off	9/28/13
3	Art Hargrave	Queen Creek	84.0	Mother Nature’s Farm Pumpkin Weigh-Off	9/28/13

Tomato (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	2.67 lb	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/15/18
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	2.588 lb	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	7/15/18
3	Ron Watkins	Phoenix	2.375 lb	AZGPG Spring Harvest Festival	5/30/17

Chile Pepper (Capsicum annuum) (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event		Date
1	Ed Curry	Pierce	10.23 oz	Guinness World Records		11/6/09

Chile Pepper (Capsicum annuum) (Long)

	Grower	City/Town	Length	Event	Date
1	Ed Curry	Pierce	10.25 in	Guinness World Records	11/6/09
2	Casey Culp	Sierra Vista	10.19 in	AZGVG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/5/21

Cabbage, Green (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event	Date
1	Ryder Raney	Buckeye	25.6 lb	Certified Scale / Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program	3/2/19
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	20.25 lb	Arizona State Fair	9/30/18

Barrel Gourd (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	59.25 lb	Sierra Vista Ace Hardware Weigh-Off / Arizona State Fair	9/29/18
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	54.50 lb	Yavapai County Fair / Arizona State Fair	9/7/18
3	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	54.15 lb	Yavapai County Fair / Arizona State Fair	9/7/18

Long Gourd (Tall)

	Grower	City/Town	Length	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	85.06 in	Sierra Vista Ace Hardware Weigh-Off / Arizona State Fair	9/29/18
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	80 in	Yavapai County Fair / Arizona State Fair	9/7/18

Carrot (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event		Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	2.0 lb	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off		7/15/18

Cantaloupe (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event		Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	25.74 lb	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off		8/1/18

Cucumber (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event		Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	3.50 lbs	Yavapai County Fair / Arizona State Fair		9/7/18

Runner Bean (Long)

	Grower	City/Town	Length	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	18.875 in	Arizona State Fair	9/30/18
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	16.0 in	Arizona State Fair	9/30/18
3	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	14.5 in	Arizona State Fair	9/30/18

Radish (Heavy)

	Grower	City/Town	Weight	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	8.05 lb	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	7/15/18
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	5.25 lb	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	7/15/18
3	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	4.95 lb	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	7/15/18

Sunflower (Head)

	Grower	City/Town	Width	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	15.00 in	AZGVG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/5/21
2	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	14.00 in	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/15/18
3	Dean Baker	Scottsdale	13.00 in	AZGVG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/4/21
4	Rosie Wittig	Queen Valley	12.25 in	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	8/26/19

Sunflower (Tall)

	Grower	City/Town	Length	Event	Date
1	Scott Culp	Sierra Vista	135.5 in	AZGVG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/5/21
2	Rosie Wittig	Queen Valley	105.5 in	AZGPG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	8/26/19
3	Dean Baker	Scottsdale	86.0 in	AZGVG SunStroke Giant Vegetable Weigh-Off	6/4/21

Arizona Giant Vegetable Growers Association