Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 18 Entries. Monday, January 27 View Page New Russian record 2024 1801 Chusov 2024 (2183 Mendi x Self) Pumpkin grown in outdoor in the Moscow region The second pumpkin took 2nd place in the country > 1700 Chusov 2024 (893 Chusov x 2319.3 Stoeckl 2023)   Monday, January 27 View Page The second pumpkin took 2nd place in the country > 1700 Chusov 2024 (893 Chusov x 2319.3 Stoeckl 2023)   Monday, January 27 View Page The heaviest bushel gourd weighing 83.6 kg (184,3 lbs) was grown by Elena Agafonova (Russia). 08 October 2024   Monday, January 27 View Page The heaviest beetroot weighing 16,15kg (35.6lbs)was grown by Olga Dogadaeva (Russia). The beetroot was grown from Kevin Fortey seeds (the genetic line of 24kg(52.9lbs) beetroot) 5 October 2024   Monday, January 27 View Page The heaviest giant marrow weighed 50.92 kg(112.2lbs) was grown by Olga Dogadaeva (Russia). 25 August 2024   Monday, January 27 View Page The widest sunflower head with a diameter of 54 cm was grown by Karolina Ovchinnikova (Russia). The sunflower grew from the seeds of the variety "Titan" (Takii seeds) 19 September 2024   Monday, January 27 View Page The heaviest Russian watermelon weighing 115,1kg (252.9 lbs) was grown by Maxim Lebedev (2024) This is his first experience in growing giant watermelons. Watermelon was grown from seeds 260.19 Felcyn 2nd watermelon was 106kg (233.9lbs) All watermelons from 225 Prochaska genetic The same type of rootstock was used for both watermelons Routpower F1 (SAKATA)   Monday, January 27 View Page The heaviest onions in Russia were grown by Alexander Chusov (2024) Heaviest onions were 3.16kg (6.96lbs) and 3.32kg (7.31lbs) Onions grew from Peter Glazebrook seeds. This year (2025) Alexander plans to grow onions over 5 kg (11lbs+)   Monday, January 27 View Page The tallest Corn (Cherokee White Eagle), 4.87m (191.7 inches), was grown by Elena Agafonova (Russia). 16 August 2024   Monday, January 27 View Page The longest chilli pepper (Thunder Mountain Longhorn) is 525 mm in length, grown by Taras Galishcev (Russia). Ruben Mendi will try to grow a European record from these seeds in 2025 05 October 2023   Monday, January 27 View Page The longest carrot in Russia (2023) was 100.5cm, grown by Taras Galishcev (Russia). 06 October 2024   Monday, January 27 View Page The heaviest cantaloupe melon grown by Elena Agafonova (Russia) weighed 13.72kg (30.2lbs), which is a Russian national record. Melon was grown from UK record seeds from Kevin F. This 2025 season, Russian growers will also grow from Tony Prochaska's seeds 05 August 2024   Monday, January 27 View Page The longest sunflower 750cm (24.6ft) in Russia was grown by Ivan Popov (2024) from 21.06 Grendel 2023 (642cm)   Monday, January 27 View Page The giant tomato weighing 2.735 kg (6.01lbs) was grown by Alexander Terekhov from Minusinsk (Russia) 2024. At the annual competition "Day of Minusinsk Tomato" it was largest tomato in Russia. According to the rules of the competition, there must be at least 5 tomatoes on one plant. The heaviest of them weighed 2.73 kg Every year in Minusinsk there is a competition for the heaviest tomato. The main prize is a car. The tomato variety from which the Russian record grew is "Gigante Farina"   Monday, January 27 View Page Root system of a grafted watermelon from two roots. Carolina Cross (Felcyn 260.1) was grafted onto two roots of rampart gourd (Hardrock F1) The watermelon grew to 98 kg (216lbs) It was grown by Vladimir Lukanin from Moscow It doesn't matter how many roots a watermelon has - the result will be the same.   Tuesday, January 28 View Page The heaviest bushel gourd weighing 24 kg (52.9 lb) was grown in an apartment by Vladimir Lukanin (Moscow, Russia). The volume of the pot was 100 liters Summer 2024   Tuesday, January 28 View Page Watermelon (Carolina Cross) grafted onto 8 roots of rootstock by Roman Ponomarev (farmer from Russia) The maximum number of roots on the watermelon that Roman grafted was 20 pieces (unfortunately, there is no photo) It doesn't matter how many roots a watermelon has, the result will be the same.   Tuesday, January 28 View Page Root system of 8 roots of an adult grafted plant. (Roman Ponomarev, Russia)