Huge pumpkins, cucumbers and parsnips were on display ahead of a giant vegetables competition in Worcestershire, with one horticulturist calling the growing of them a "strange sport".The CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championship is often a source of new Guinness World Records for spectacularly large examples as growers display their giant produce.

Huge pumpkins, cucumbers and parsnips were on display ahead of a giant vegetables competition in Worcestershire, with one horticulturist calling the growing of them a "strange sport".The CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championship is often a source of new Guinness World Records for spectacularly large examples as growers display their giant produce.