KOMPAS.com - Potato farmer in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, it became the largest in the world weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces or 3.8 kilograms. Giant potato was exhibited at Somerset, South West England.
The potatoes are produced by a gardener named Peter Glazebrook who tried gardening to produce giant for 10 years. He believes the potatoes will be able to surpass the previous record holder, ie the difference between 225 grams heavier than his own potatoes.
Once the year 2008 there have Lebanese potato farmer weighing 11.3 kg. However, it is unclear whether the later formally incorporated into the book world record or not. However, official records from the Guinness Book of Records until now a giant potato only reached 3.5 kg. Automatic potato Peter becomes largest.
Besides potatoes, giant pumpkins on display also had produced an amateur at the British farmer weighing 548.8 kg, nearly half a ton.
Peter Glazebrook is still awaiting verification from Guinness World of Records to witness and record the giant potato. He also explains tips to achieve great success.
"It takes a long growing season in order to get the potatoes with a size as big as possible," he told The Sun, Saturday (09/04/2010).
Potatoes can be grown to giant size is the type of potato Condor. Potatoes will grow into a great origin given a suitable fertilizer.
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