- Gareth Griffin showed off the vegetable at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
A man has proudly displayed his record-breaking giant onion, weighing almost 9kg, at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show.
The humongous vegetable, owned by Gareth Griffin, weighs 8.97kg (19.775lb) and was displayed at the flower show at Newby Hall and Gardens near Ripon in North Yorkshire.
Colossal cabbages, monumental marrows and burly beetroots were among the other vegetables judged during the National English Honor Society Giant Vegetable Competition at the flower show.
Images show Gareth gazing adoringly at the oversized onion and kissing it after celebrating his victory in front of attendees.
Paul Proud’s cabbage, parsnip, carrot, beetroot and cucumber emerged triumphant in their respective categories.
Gareth Griffin holding up his record-breaking giant onion. The vegetable weighs 8.97kg (19.775lb) and was displayed at the flower show at Newby Hall and Gardens near Ripon in North Yorkshire
Gareth posing with the vegetable. Colossal cabbages, monumental marrows and burly beetroots were among the vegetables judged during the National English Honor Society (NEHS) Giant Vegetable Competition at the flower show
Chris Parish took home a prize for his giant pumpkin, which weighed 102kg.
The Harrogate Flower Show runs twice a year, in April and September.
This autumn’s flower show featured The Blooms Of Deception, a display of floral art inspired by Agatha Christie’s tales of intrigue and suspense, as the show fell on the British author’s birthday.
The show takes place on September 15 to 17 this year and up to 30,000 visitors are expected to attend.
Gareth smiling with his prized vegetable
The giant onion being weighed at the National English Honor Society Giant Vegetable Competition
Gareth celebrates, with the other onions that have been weighed also in view
Gareth holding up the huge onion
Gareth looking fondly at the gigantic vegetable
Gareth holding up the record-breaking vegetable
Gareth proudly showing off the over-sized onion
Gareth holding up the huge vegetable and smiling for the camera
Gareth admiring his prize-winning onion
Gareth holding the onion in front of attendees at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Gareth admiring the giant onion
Gareth holding up the gigantic vegetable
Gareth showing off his record-breaking onion
Gareth posing with the award-winning vegetable
Gareth smiling for the camera after his victory in the competition
Gareth holding up the 8.97kg onion
Gareth displaying the vegetable above his head at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Gareth gazing at the giant onion
Gareth looking fondly at the record-breaking vegetable
Gareth carrying the over-sized onion and laughing
Gareth holding up the giant vegetable
Gareth laughing as he carries his treasured onion at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Gareth kissing the prize-winning onion
Gareth and his beloved onion
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