Graham Barratt with a giant vegetable. (Emma Trimble via SWNS)

By Lauren Beavis

A world champion "big veg" grower says he's had his best year ever - beating four global records alone in 2025.

Graham Barratt, 66, from Abbeydale, Gloucester, has been growing veg "on and off" for most of his life.

But just over a decade ago, he started growing his produce on a communal farm with access to a commercial polytunnel - which is what sparked his competitive edge for growing big veg.

Since then he has gone on to beat world records for giant greens seven times, including four this year, his best year ever.

Graham won a Guinness World Record on 2 June with a huge mangetout, which measured in at 180mm (7 in) - bigger than an iPhone 16.

Just a month later Graham won another GWR for heaviest t

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