Ed Weeks (grower)

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Ed Weeks set numerous world records for growing large vegetables. In 1964, he founded Weeks Seed Company. [1] He resided in Tarboro, North Carolina. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Us". Weeks Seed Company. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "118 Pound Melon". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. 25 July 1970. p. 6D. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. McWhirter, Norris (1979). Guinness Book of World Records . Bantam Books. p. 114. ISBN   978-0553123708.