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The 36.1in cucumber was grown by Alf Cobb who beat his own record of 35.1in at the National Amateur Gardening Show at the Bath and West Showground in south-west England.Farmer Ken Dade's marrow tipped the scales at 143lb (65kg) – more than 30 times heavier than the 4.4lb variety found in supermarkets and almost 7lb heavier than the previous world record, set by a fellow British grower, Mark Baggs, at the same event in 2005.
The marrow needed two men to carry it on to the display table. Both vegetables will now be added to the Guinness World Records.
Ray Davey, the giant vegetable co-ordinator and steward of the Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Marquee, said: "I know the crowd will enjoy the display. They just gasp when they come in here. It's always full of people."
Growers from around the world visit the annual event, which includes the giant fruit and vegetable competition as its highlight.
Last month organisers were optimistic that the event would set records because this summer's mix of moderate sunshine punctuated by rain showers has provided the perfect conditions for growing marrows, runner beans and cucumbers.
David Thomas's pumpkin weighed 464lb – more than 440lb heavier than those that are commonly grown. Mr Thomas won first place in the show, but failed to snatch a record.
His vegetable was only a quarter of the size of the world record holder and half the size of last year's winner. He said: "It hasn't been the best year for the pumpkin, too much rain and not enough sun.
"I had the seed from last year's winning pumpkin but you can't do anything about the weather."
The giant vegetables will remain on display at the event, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
Source : Telegraph
