Heavy Harvest: 10 Giant Vegetables You’ve Got To See To Believe

Man holding an enormous orange pumpkin at a giant vegetable competition

It’s harvest time and for the gardeners among us, that means a lot of work getting veg out of the garden and preserved. Along with the work comes the joy of seeing the beautiful products creates through the hard work, as well as the delicious dishes to eventually enjoy. In honor of harvest season and to inspire the gardener in you, we’ve rounded up pics of giant vegetables grown by gardeners from around the world. Enjoy your harvest and savour it while it lasts!

1. This giant carrotis rather sizeable. The photographer noted that it weighed 1 kilogram by itself – that’s 2.2 lbs. of carrot!

Person holding an oversized carrot in a kitchen
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

 2. This giant beet barely fits in the palm of its holder. Althouhg many giant vegetables lose their flavor as they grow bigger, beets often maintain their sweet and earthy taste. 

Large purple-topped turnip held in hand, covered in soil with green leaves attached
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

3. What would you make with this giant cauliflower? The cabbage ain’t bad either…

Hand holding giant green cabbage next to oversized white cauliflower heads
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

4. Although the cabbage above is sizeable, it has nothing on this absloutely massive one!

Giant cabbage head with layered green leaves displayed in a garden setting
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

5. These giant onionsabsolutely dwarf their companions. 

Giant onions displayed at agricultural exhibition with smaller vegetables
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

6. This giant Armenian cucumberwould make a whole lot of pickles!

A person holding an unusually long, curved green vegetable against a wooden surface
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

7. You would have a hard time roasting this giant parsnip whole. 

Hand holding an unusually long curved parsnip root vegetable against sky
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

8. Giant tomatoesmay look a little bizarre, but they do offer a lot of delicious goodness at 6 inches wide. 

Oversized red tomato next to ruler showing abnormal size
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

9. This giant zucchini doesn’t even fit in the refrigerator!

Giant eggplant stored in refrigerator drawer next to wine bottle
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

10. This giant pumpkin actually set a world record…yeah, it’s BIG.

Man holding an enormous orange pumpkin at a giant vegetable competition
Credit: Image by Sheri Giblin.

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