5 things to do with a 22 pound, record-breaking carrot!

Have you heard about the 22 pound carrot unearthed by Minnesota gardener, Chris Qualley? The orange tangled mess has actually landed him into the Guinness World Records! Chris Qualley had grown the world’s heaviest carrot, weighing in at an eye-watering 22.4 pounds (10.1kg)! The previous record holder is Peter Glazebrook, from Newark, in the UK,…

Mr Plant Geek

October 22, 2017

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Chris credits his monster growing success to soil, seeds and a lot of luck. “Don’t get me wrong, I dump a lot of fertilizer,” Qualley joked. “But the weather this summer has been somewhat cool and cloudy, the perfect growing conditions for a carrot”..

Chris Qualley with his 22.4 pound carrot!

But, what can you do with a carrot of that size…?? I asked Giant Vegetable Expert, Kevin Fortey what he’d do with this vitamin-packed monster!

Kev’s website is ace, and may well convince you to grow your own giant vegetable! Browse it here.

One response to “5 things to do with a 22 pound, record-breaking carrot!”

Tucker Rambles

October 23, 2017 at 2:34 am

So this is just awesome!

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Michael has been involved with gardening and plants since he was just five years old. He is a self-professed Plant Geek, and was listed in the Sunday Times top 20 most influential people in the gardening world, thanks to his plant hunter role at Thompson & Morgan. Michael was responsible for new plant introductions such as the Egg and Chips plant and the FuchsiaBerry and keeps busy travelling the world in search of new plants as well as lecturing worldwide, including stints in Japan. He is very active on social media – so why not give him a follow at @mr_plantgeek or Facebook – and writes a plant-focused Substack called Grow This, Not That.