Summary: <p>On September 24, Mike attended the Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off at Siegel's Cottonwood Farm in Lockport, Illinois. He and Peggy Malecki talk about the event and interview two contestants--George Janowiak and Greg Sliwka, who grew his 1,468 pound beauty in a community garden! They are both members of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Illinois-Giant-Pumpkin-Growers-Association-156996001057632/?fref=ts">Illinois Giant Pumpkin Growers Association</a> and they talk about their peculiar obsession. Ron Cowgill from <a href="http://www.mightyhouse.net/">Mighty House Home Improvement Radio</a> explains how one Marshall Strawberry plant has increased to a patch that is threatening to take over his yard. TreeKeeper Karen Roothaan and Chris Mest from <a href="http://treeguardians.org/">Tree Guardians</a> tell the story of a south side park that had a grove of century-old trees clear cut and replaced with lawn. </p> <p></p>
