Heaviest onion smashes world record
Peter Glazebrook from Newark has claimed the top prize in the heaviest onion contest, smashing the world record with his 17lb 15.05oz onion specimen. The previous record was recorded back in 2005 with the winning 16lb 8.3oz specimen.
This competition is part of the National Onion Championship which is sponsored by Kitchen Garden.
What makes this man amazing – yes, the man and not his onion – was that he also won the award for other giant vegetable classes. He took the prize for the longest cucumber (32.5 inches), heaviest potato (6lb 10.75oz), longest runner bean (31 inches), heaviest tomato (2lb 11.25oz), and heaviest cabbage (64lb 2oz).
The contest was held during the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2011.
Heaviest Onion
Giant Cabbage
