All people are used to certain sizes of fruits and vegetables. Apples should be no larger than a tennis ball, just like tomatoes. The bow is usually at least as large as a ball of thread. The list is endless.
However, there are craftsmen who have managed to grow fruits of unimaginable sizes in their plots. Introducing the 10 largest fruits and vegetables in the world that have made it into the famous Guinness Book of Records.
Cabbage - 34 kg
The world's largest cabbage was raised by a family from America in Alaska. This place is not famous for the suitable weather for growing vegetables, but the Evans did it. In 1997, the world's largest white cabbage was grown, which immediately hit the Guinness Book of Records. Its weight was just over 34 kilograms. For comparison, this is the average weight of a child aged 8 years. Until now, no one has managed to break the Evans' record, the secret of which the family keeps secret.
Pumpkin - 1200 kg
The largest pumpkin in the world was grown in Belgium in 2016. In order to bring it to the festival, the farmer had to use the services of a forklift. Mathis Willemijns has grown the largest vegetable in the world, the size of a mountain boulder. Its weight was almost 1200 kilograms. The pumpkin was immediately recognized as a record holder and entered the Guinness Book of Records. So far, no one has managed to grow anything more. The last maximum pumpkin weight was 1.08 tonnes in 2014.
Potatoes - 4.9 kg
Unfortunately, potatoes cannot grow as big as pumpkins, as they have their own characteristics. However, the English gardener presented the largest potato in the world at the exhibition. In 2011, another figure was entered into the book of records - 4 kilograms 900 grams. Peter Glazebrook was pleasantly surprised by this news, but refused to tell the secret of his success.
Turnip - 16 kg
The record for growing the largest turnip in the world belongs to a Chinese farmer. The vegetable grew in the province in the south of the People's Republic of China Yun-Nan in 2015. The turnip turned out to be 120 centimeters long and weighing 16 kilograms, and was entered in the Guinness Book of Records. The gardener himself says that he did not use any special fertilizers, but just watered her well every day.
Zucchini - 54 kg
Peter Glazebrock holds more than one record for growing vegetables. The English farmer managed to create the world's largest zucchini according to the Guinness Book of Records. Its weight was 54 kilograms, and its height was 67 centimeters. In order to bring the giant to the festival, Peter asked his friend, the famous athlete Jonathan Walker, to help him with this. Today there is no person who would break the Englishman's record.
Carrots - 10.2 kg
The largest carrot was registered in the Guinness Book of Records in 2017. An American gardener has managed to grow a huge vegetable 50 centimeters long in the United States. Christopher states that no chemical additives were used to achieve this result. The weight of the carrot was 10 kilograms 180 grams.The farmer's family, thanks to their grandmother, still managed to try their creation. According to Christopher, the taste of carrots was no different from the usual.
Onions - 9 kg
The largest onion in the world was grown by the same Englishman Peter Glazebrk in 2015. Its size is more than 2 times the size of its head. The bulb weighs 9 kilograms, but in the photo, Peter holds the vegetable like a feather. It was possible to grow a miracle of nature in just 2 and a half months. This is the third record for an English farmer in the Guinness Book.
Watermelon - 150 kg
The largest watermelon in the world was grown by an American farmer in Tennessee. The weight of the fruit was just over 150 kilograms. The Guinness Book of Records was replenished with a new result in 2013. This watermelon can feed a whole family. Chris says there is no secret to his achievement, he just took care of the plant and watered it regularly. However, the climate of Tennessee in the United States is characterized by favorable conditions for growing the largest berries on the planet.
Pineapple - 8.27 kg
The largest pineapple was raised by a resident of Australia in 2011, breaking the previous record in 1994. It took 17 years before the pineapple weighing 8 kilograms and 270 grams was born, just 210 grams more than the previous one. The survey found no artificial growth stimulants were used to grow the world's largest fruit. The hot climate of the remote mainland allowed Christine to introduce the world to another miracle in the field of fruit growing.
Lemon - 5.3 kg
The record for growing the largest lemon has not yet been broken since 2002. It was then that in Israel we managed to see a miracle of nature - a lemon that weighed 5 kilograms 300 grams. The fruit was born in the southern city of Kfar Zeitim to the Jewish farmer Aharon Shemoel. The achievement was immediately entered into the Guinness Book of Records. Aharon himself said that he had never tasted so much delicious lemon in his life. It was as sweet as an orange, and despite its size, it was easy to peel.