By Dana M. Nichols
Record Staff Writer
PALOMA - Move over Linus.
A Paloma man says a giant pumpkin is giving his life passion and purpose. And Lloyd Holt, 47, has already spent far more hours in his pumpkin patch than the fictional Peanuts character ever did waiting for the Great Pumpkin. Another difference is that Holt isn't just waiting. He works hours every day to make sure his pumpkin achieves its potential: managing irrigation, spraying foliar fertilizers, burying vines, pinching off unauthorized blossoms and carefully measuring growth rate. "If I get a big enough pumpkin, I can sell it at the weigh-off and buy a vehicle," said Holt, referring to the Giant Pumpkin Festival of Elk Grove on Oct. 3, where last year's top pumpkin won its grower more than $9,000 in prizes. Read more>
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