Joe Adkins, of suburban Wheaton, grows three giant pumpkins every year, and this year, one of his pumpkins exceeded all expectations.
The three pumpkins are on display right in front of his house near Childs Street and Pierce Avenue.
“The most important one is the weight of this one, and it beat the 2,000-pound mark,” he said. “It’s just ecstatic, and I’m super happy that it was grown off of my own seeds from last year…and it ended up becoming over 2,000, which I’ve been working on. That goal has been in my head for years.”…