The World Record ‘heaviest tomato’ has been achieved by Gigantomo from Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK.
On January 23, 2015; Simon Crawford and seed seller Van Meuwen has grown heaviest tomato of 7 lbs 14 oz. Gigantomo tomatoes can only be bought from Lincolnshire seed seller Van Meuwen, which has launched them in their spring 2015 plant collection. The new tomato plants, called Gigantomo, can grow to 6ft tall and yield as many as 11 tomatoes and can grow enormous fruits up to 10 inches wide and as heavy as 3lbs – about 12 times the size of an average salad tomato.
Previous World Record:
The World Record ‘heaviest tomato’ was achieved by G. Graham from Edmond, Oklahoma, USA. The tomato weighed 3.51 kg (7 lb 12 oz).
The World Record ‘heaviest tomato’ was achieved by Ian Neale from Newport, South Wales, UK. The tomato weighed 2.26kg.
