On the seasonal fairs are often held contests giant vegetables. At one of these fairs , held in Palmer (Alaska ) recently won a 10- year-old Kevan Dinkel , who managed to grow cabbage, whose weight is 42 kilograms. A talented young farmer received a cash prize of $ 2,000 .
In such contests are involved as professional farmers ( growers of giant vegetables and selling their seeds) , and fans . Kevan , incidentally, was the first child to be won in the contest for the 18 years of its holding .
Offer you the 7 most giant vegetables grown in recent years in different countries :
The winner of the contest at the fair in Palmer - Kevan Dinkel with his 42 -pound cabbage.
British farmer Ian Neale ( Newport, South Wales) in 2011 , the year raised a giant turnip weighing 38.92 kilograms , setting a world record.
Nissan Tamir Israeli town of Omer grown radishes weighing 10 kilograms.
450 grams of tomatoes grown from seed Antonio Martone sent by his family from Naples, a diameter of 38 centimeters.
Pumpkin weighing 584 pounds, became the winner of the competition at the fair in Alaska 2011th year.
Briton Peter Glazebrook at last year's Autumn Fair flowers and vegetables grown in Harrogate introduced them to an onion weighing 8.16 kg, beating the previous world record , he also owned .
At the same fair was presented a giant zucchini weighing 54.3 kg, also grown by Peter Glazebrook . In the photo - Weightlifter Jonathan Walker, trying to pick up a giant vegetable overhead.