A world champion 'big veg' grower says he's had his best year ever - beating four global records alone in 2025.<br /><br />Graham Barratt, 66, from Abbeydale, Gloucester, has been growing veg "on and off" for most of his life.<br /><br />But just over a decade ago, he started growing his produce on a communal farm with access to a commercial polytunnel - which is what sparked his competitive edge for growing big veg. <br /><br />Since then he has gone on to beat world records for giant greens seven times, including four this year, his best year ever.<br /><br />Graham won a Guinness World Record on 2 June with a huge mangetout, which measured in at 180mm (7 in) - bigger than an iPhone 16. <br /><br />Just a month later Graham won another GWR for heaviest tomatillo, weighing 140g – and coming in four times bigger than a typical tomatillo. <br />
