Kith and pumpkin: dad squashes the scales but Megan wows

Saturday’s giant pumpkin prize winner is very proud of his produce, but is even prouder to share his passion with his daughter.

Peet Joubert’s 420kg whopper might have won this year’s Transvaalse Landbou-Unie’s Goliat van Gat Pumpkin Festival, but it was his daughter Megan, 12, who stole the show.

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