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5ha99y@lemmus.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• decolo@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  But is that a real biological limit, or can we create an even more nightmarish monstrosity??

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  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wonder what growing the pumpkin in a space station would do, the fruit wouldn’t have to be able to support its own weight at that point

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    • Keilik@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      With these massive pumpkins (I live in farm country and we need hobbies too) the single plant takes up pretty much the whole field, and more problematically, drinks somewhere around 200 gallons of water a day once they get big. So it’s more a logistics problem really.

      If I could ever justify throwing a couple grand (I can’t and won’t) I’d love to try growing one hydroponically with a swimming pool as a reservoir.

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      • DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        1700 pounds and the green is all part of the same plant that supports the pumpkin:

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      • 5ha99y@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        So we actually do not know, if we include exotic conditionsXD But doesn’t that count for many fruits?

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    • starik@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      We’re going to need a bigger space station.

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• bstix@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  How big are they in volume?

  A ton of water is just one cubic meter, so I suppose it’s still not big enough to make jack-o’latern house.

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  • icelimit@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Iirc it’s also alot of empty space inside.

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    • bstix@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So maybe it’s possible to grow a pumpkin large enough for a horse carriage and nobody has done it yet?

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      • icelimit@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        Absolutely

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      • HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Unlikely to get a carriage, as I believe the nature of their flesh would collapse. Thye do however get big enough for a 1 person chariot.

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