Joe Atherton grew the world's longest carrot. He also holds the records for the longest beetroot and the longest radish. © Joe Atherton, Malvern's Giant Vegetables Show
The world's biggest carrot
The record has been held since 2014 by the prolific Pete Glazebrook, a gardener specializing exclusively in giant vegetables. It weighs 9.1 kg!
Pete Glazebrook holds the record for the world's largest vegetables. Weighing 9.1 kg, this carrot has held the absolute record for the largest since 2014. © Guinness World Records
The world's biggest leek
We are indeed on Earth and not in an alien garden. Weighing in at 10.5 kg, this plant, grown by Paul Rochester, breaks all records. His secret? Recipes passed down by his father and also, he claims, the Glenn Miller greatest hits album he plays for them all day long.
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