Record no.1472026-07-09 19:48 JST

June 25, 2026 — A 1.75-Kilogram Garlic Bulb Sets Two World Records at Once

About 35 times heavier than a supermarket garlic bulb

🇬🇧 Wargrave, Berkshire, England

At a nursery in Wargrave, Berkshire, England, on June 25, home gardener Graham Barratt, of Gloucestershire, had an elephant garlic bulb — a close relative of the leek — weighed and confirmed as a Guinness World Record: 1.75 kilograms (3 lb 13.7 oz), with a diameter of 19 cm. That's roughly 35 times heavier than a typical supermarket garlic bulb, and 4 to 5 times bigger than a normal elephant garlic.

The same day, Barratt set a second record with a pea pod of the 'Train Driver' variety, weighing 28 grams (0.98 oz) and measuring 17.5 cm long — a new record category created for the occasion.

"It has been a lot of fun watching it grow," Barratt said. "Even though I couldn't tell how big it was getting, I knew that I had something special when the stem itself measured 20 cm in circumference." He already holds several other giant-vegetable records.

Cite
“A 1.75-Kilogram Garlic Bulb Sets Two World Records at Once” — Guinness World Records — https://thunderhead.news/en/record/wargrave-elephant-garlic-pea-pod-world-record.html
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