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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Hannah Stephenson

Meet the man who grows the biggest vegetables in the world

In some aspects of life, size matters – and such is the case of champion giant-vegetable grower, Peter Glazebrook.

The Nottinghamshire gardener has spent more than 30 years growing gargantuan veg, from cauliflowers that you need a truck to transport, to melon-sized tomatoes, and holds the Guinness world record for heaviest potato (4.98kg/10lbs 14oz), heaviest cauliflower (27.48kg/60lbs 9.3oz) and heaviest aubergine (3.362kg/7lbs 6.6oz).

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