World's Biggest Potato

This incredible potato was grown by Peter Glazebrook, an amateur gardener. It weighs 3.76 kg. The spud was put on show during Friday at the National Gardening Show in Shepton Mallet, Somerset in United Kingdom.
Peter Glazebrook has already held the world record for thelongest carrot, with a17-foot long carrot. He was also the double Guinness World Record holder for the heaviest parsnip (13 lb) and the longest beetroot at 21 ft.
He says that the secret of success is starting with the right seed.
Peter Glazebrook is now the person that I admire the most.

An amateur gardener has s-mashed his way into the record books - after growing the world's biggest POTATO. Peter Glazebrook's super-sized spud tips the scales at a whopping 8lbs 40oz (3.76kg)


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7979980/Amateur-gardener-grows-worlds-biggest-potato.html

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