A cornucopia of 12 record-breaking fruit and vegetables were unveiled at this year's UK National Giant Vegetables Championships held in Worcestershire, UK, on 27–29 September.
As part of a team effort with fellow green-fingered growers Chris Fowler and Kevin Fortey (all UK), Dasha helped to nurture the longest aubergine on her family's farm park near Cardiff. A new category for Guinness World Records, they have now set the mark to beat at 41 cm (1 ft 4.1 in long).
From an eight-year-old to an 81-year-old, Ian Neale (UK) – who also hails from South Wales but unlike Dasha has three decades' experience of competing under his belt –added another GWR title to his impressive career haul with a green pepper that tipped the scales at almost a kilogram!
His 966-g (2-lb 2.8-oz) mega-pepper is more than seven times the average examples you'll find on offer at your local supermarket and officially the heaviest bell pepper.
Read more at Guinness World Records.