I found this great website www.giantveg.co.uk, and can’t help wondering how it feels to grow a beetroot taller than yourself……..
Beetroot (long) UK Record – 640cm (21.0ft) – Peter Glazebrook – United Kingdom – 2008
Onion UK Record 8.195kg (18lb 06 ozs) – Peter Glazebrook – United Kingdom – 2012
Parsnip (long) UK Record 5.607 metres (18ft .39in) – Peter Glazebrook – United Kingdom – 2012
Potato UK Record: 4.98kg (10.95lb) – Peter Glazebrook – United Kingdom – 2011
Radish UK Record: 9.15kg (20.15lb) – Peter Glazebrook – United Kingdom – 2008
Longest Runner bean UK Record 86.4cm (34″) – Peter Galzebrook – United Kingdom – 2005