‘I hug them’: meet the farmer raising 2,000lb pumpkins

Armed with golden seeds', Leonardo Urena is part of an elite group of global growers - and this year produced California's largest specimen

It starts with a tiny seed.

Leonardo Urena opened his palm to show a small plastic bag containing a single special specimen. Smooth and white, it wasn't yet remarkable, but it will be, because it has the potential to sprout a squash as heavy as a walrus.