Residents of the Pskov region set records of Russia at the competition “AgroGIANTS”

At the competition of giant pumpkins and vegetables "Agrogiants" residents of the Pskov region won several prizes. This was reported by Governor Mikhail Vedernikov.

Lyudmila Kharchenko from Usmynia, Kunyin district grew the largest zucchini in the country "Emperor" weighing 86.85 kg. This is a record of Russia and fourth place in the world ranking. Another result is the heaviest sunflower basket weighing 5.5 kg, also a record of Russia.

In addition, Lyudmila Kharchenko took first place in the nomination “The largest tomato” with a tomato weighing 1.5 kg.

Irina Izotova-Yakovleva from the village of Koshelevitsy of the Plus district won in the nominations “The largest pumpkin 2026” and “The largest squash 2026”. Her Glavbukh pumpkin grew to 327.2 kg, and Iceberg Icera reached 384 kg.

Victoria Lobanova from Veliky Onions presented the pumpkin “Zlata”, which was recognized as the most beautiful. Pumpkin "Jora" weighing 176 kg brought her third place in the nomination "The largest squash 2026".

All vegetables are grown in open ground, many participants achieved results on organic.