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9-year-old’s green thumb brings green cash for giant cabbage

A western Pennsylvania girl with a green thumb is being rewarded with some cold green cash for growing an extraordinarily large cabbage.

This photo provided by Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program shows Lily Ries and her prize-winning cabbage. The western Pennsylvania girl with a green thumb has grown an extraordinarily large cabbage. Reis, a fourth-grader at Peebles Elementary School, has won a $1,000 savings bond for her extra-large vegetable. She grew it as part of the National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program. (Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program via AP)
This photo provided by Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program shows Lily Ries and her prize-winning cabbage. The western Pennsylvania girl with a green thumb has grown an extraordinarily large cabbage. Reis, a fourth-grader at Peebles Elementary School, has won a $1,000 savings bond for her extra-large vegetable. She grew it as part of the National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program. (Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program via AP)Read moreAP
    by The Associated Press, The Associated Press
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MCCANDLESS, Pa. (AP) — A 9-year-old Pennsylvania girl with a green thumb is being rewarded with the other kind of green for growing an extraordinarily large cabbage.

Lily Ries, a fourth grader at Peebles Elementary School in Pittsburgh has won a $1,000 savings bond for her extra-large vegetable. She grew it as part of the National Bonnie Plants Third Grade Cabbage Program.

Her mom, Megan Ries, says they had no idea cabbages could get so big, but it just kept growing and growing.

Lily says she didn't do anything special, just watered it and gave it enough sun on her deck in Allison Park. She says after they harvested it, they made so much coleslaw they couldn't eat it all. They gave the rest to the bunnies in her yard.

Nearly 32,000 children from across Pennsylvania participated in the contest.