Now that's eye-watering! Gardener produces onion weighing 18lb and smashes the world record

When it comes to gardening competitions, Peter Glazebrook is a giant in his field.
The 68-year-old has just smashed his own record for producing the world’s largest onion.
The prize vegetable weighed in at 18lb 1oz, breaking his previous best by almost 2oz.

Eye-watering: Peter Glazebrook from Newark with his world record breaking onion that weighed in at 18lbs 1oz

Not content with his huge onion, the retired chartered surveyor also brought an 82lb cabbage to the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show – having to transport the vegetable in a wheelbarrow.
Mr Glazebrook, 68, from Newark has a knack for producing oversized vegetables, winning all six classes in the giant vegetable section during yesterday’s show at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
The amateur farmer holds an array of world records for his prowess in the garden.

 

Earlier this year, Mr Glazebrook produced the world’s longest parsnip – measuring 18.5ft, 36 times longer than a normal parsnip.
Added to that achievement, Mr Glazebrook has been a double Guinness World Record holder for growing the heaviest parsnip.

Peter wheels in his prize winning giant cabbage which weighs 81lb 6oz

The competition: Derek Neumann from Sheffield with his Cornish Giant Cabbage

Weightlifter Jonathan Walker from Harrogate lifts a marrow weighing 119lbs 12oz above his head after Peter won the Giant Marrow Class

A day in the life of a weightlifter: Cradling an enormous marrow is all part of the job

Help at hand: The experienced weightlifter had a couple of extra hands in case things went pear shaped

Prized onion: Peter won all six classes in the giant vegetable competition

The proud farmer beat his previous world record by almost 2ozs, at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

Root of the matter: Peter with his world record winning parsnip which measured in at 18.5ft at the National Gardening Show at the Royal Bath and West Showground

He has also grown the world’s largest beetroot and the heaviest potato, weighing 8lbs 40oz.
Mr Glazebrook had been attempting to cultivate a record-breaking onion for 25 years until setting a new record at last year’s Harrogate Flower Show.
Speaking at the time, he said he seeded his onions rather than eating them.
He said: ‘If you did I should think it could feed a thousand people. It would certainly do for a lot of hotdogs.’

Exquisite: An array of seasonal vegetables are proudly displayed

Gardeners from across Britain descend on the Yorkshire Showground every Autumn to show off their prized crops of vegetables, flowers and plants

Immaculate: Prized carrots are proudly displayed in their classes

Visitors to the annual show admire and discuss the prize winning carrots

Long and skinny: Wispy parsnips rest on black material for the judges