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13
Sept 2024
See the amazing giant vegetable winners at Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
The winners of the giant vegetable competition at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show have been announced today.
The three-day show at Newby Hall, between Ripon and Boroughbridge, is one of the most highly anticipated events in the gardening calendar.
Organised by the North of England Horticultural Society, it attracts up to 30,000 visitors.
This opening morning (September 13) there was a sight to behold in the Incredible Edible Pavilion.
The 2024 NEHS Giant Vegetable Competition saw colossal cabbages and monumental marrows battle for the top titles.
The green giants were weighed, and the results were presented at 9am this morning.
The winners are as follows:
Longest Cucumber
Carmel Atherton with the longest cucumber
Winner: Carmel Atherton
From: Mansfield
Length: 1m long
Heaviest Leek
Stephen Purvis with the giant leek
Winner: Stephen Purvis
From: County Durham
Weight: 8.960kg
Heaviest Beetroot
Giant Beetroot and Carrot held by Chris Marriot & Agata Soltysiak
Winner: Chris Marriot
From: Mansfield
Weight: 18.8kg
Heaviest Carrot
Winner: Chris Marriot (in the image above the carrot is held by his partner Agata Soltysiak)
From: Mansfield
Weight: 7.85kg
Heaviest Marrow
Heaviest Marrow pushed by Andy Dawson
Winner: Andy Dawson
From: Billingham
Weight: 38.59kg
Heaviest Onion
Stephen Purvis with the heaviest onion
Winner: Stephen Purvis
From: County Durham
Weight: 7.6kg
Onion weighing
All of these vegetables can be seen all weekend inside the Incredible Edible Pavilion at the Autumn Flower Show.
Tickets cost £28 and are available here.
The winners of the giant veg competition
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