9 Record-Breaking Vegetables (PHOTOS)

In the age of genetically modified foods, we here at HuffPost Green find it refreshing to celebrate nature's vegetable anomalies. For the world's heaviest pumpkin, which weighs in at 1,725 pounds, the tallest okra plant, the most expensive white truffle and the biggest rutabaga, check out our slideshow of record breaking vegetables.

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The world's heftiest pumpkin weighed in at 1,725 pounds. The pumpkin was grown by Christy Harp, an Ohio high school math teacher. The previous record for world's largest pumpkin was set in 2007. The pumpkin weighed 1,689 pounds.

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The world's heftiest pumpkin weighed in at 1,725 pounds. The pumpkin was grown by Christy Harp, an Ohio high school math teacher. The previous record for world's largest pumpkin was set in 2007. The pumpkin weighed 1,689 pounds.

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[arabianway]

09:34 PM on 09/15/2010

That potato has a definite gnome-like look to it.

[Don Morris]

03:43 PM on 08/31/2010

I have grown okra to 10 feet tall and this year they hit 8 foot on 2nd year ground.

[Ozark Homesteader]

12:08 PM on 08/29/2010

I know giant pumpkins aren't good eats. How about the rest of these ginormous veggies?
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[cabinetmaniac]

12:35 PM on 08/29/2010

Over-sized veggies are normally not very good to eat.

I doubt any of these are any good.

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[santiago sherwood]

04:50 PM on 08/28/2010

the potato is gross looking the pumkins are ready for launching.

[ex-eye-in-the-sky]

09:43 AM on 08/28/2010

Some neat pics. But I don't really care how big that doggone red potato is....its one scary looking piece of food. Way too scary to eat. And this's coming from me. And as most know...I'll eat darn near anything. And have.

[Uproar]

04:59 PM on 08/27/2010

I'll eat that truffle! But the potato doesn't look like one potato. It looks like a bunch of them that sort of got attached and grew together.

[blueskybigstar]

02:16 AM on 08/27/2010

The heaviest potatoes in the world are grown in New Guinea and they weigh hundreds of pounds.

[BlueZoo]

08:46 PM on 08/26/2010

I don't understand the photos of the pumpkin and the "squash" as they both look like pumpkins and pumpkin IS a squash!

[MsCuda]

08:39 PM on 08/26/2010

My s/o said that one of the big squashes looked like Jabba the hut. I agree.

[wordsfromawoman]

06:15 PM on 08/26/2010

I actually didn't spend any time on this article but what's the point behind these efforts to set new records? Who cares how big the biggest potato might be? Who cares who holds the record for eating the most hot dogs? I see these records as flippant and a waste of time.
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[StephenJK]

06:50 AM on 08/29/2010

Ummm, it's just for fun, you know?

[ebroadcast]

05:39 PM on 08/26/2010

OMG .. are you kidding me? The heaviest jicama?? Not sure I even know what that is

[BlueZoo]

08:44 PM on 08/26/2010

Jicama is a tuberous root much like a turnip. In TX, we use them all the time, particularly in salads and when cooking certain Mexican foods. Vietnamese and Philippinos also use it in their cuisine. It is crispy and absolutely delicious eaten cold and sliced or sliced & dipped in salsa, much like potato chips but much better for you! btw: It is pronounced hick-a-muh!

[ebroadcast]

02:05 PM on 08/27/2010

I just may have to try that! Good info

[deweydecimal]

11:00 AM on 08/27/2010

It tastes kinda like chestnut but crunchy & slightly sweet.

[Nate Thurmond]

05:17 PM on 08/26/2010

"Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn." ~Garrison Keillor

Genetically modified indeed.

[Tulka2]

03:53 PM on 08/26/2010

It's a sweet potato, commonly called a yam... maybe even a "garnet yam".

[Pema]

09:50 PM on 08/26/2010

i love those with fresh lime juice and a bit of plain yogurt

[Tulka2]

10:44 PM on 08/26/2010

I love them too, but your idea is healthier than my butter and salt. Thanks, i will try this.

[newtom]

03:37 PM on 08/26/2010

This reminds me of a joke about some women gleening a field of potatoes. One picked up a potatoe and said, "This reminds me of my husband." Another asked "Is he that big?" To which the first replied, "No, that dirty."

Wonder if this gets posted...

[newtom]

03:38 PM on 08/26/2010

Please forgive the Quayle spelling... typing too fast.

[getsit]

03:15 PM on 08/26/2010

The potato looked like a turkey when I first looked at the picture.

Those rutabagas, which I really like in soups, didn't look like the rutabagas I see in the stores. I think you guys got the wrong picture. Someone needs an education of what vegetables look like. It isn't only American children that don't know their vegetables as Jamie Oliver found out.

[SchrodingersKatz]

09:29 AM on 08/27/2010

Looks like some type of Colocasia root.