Gloucester big veg grower has record year with four world recordsHe now has a total of seven world recordsView 4 Images Graham Barratt with his massive vegetables. (Image: Emma Trimble/SWNS)A world champion 'big veg' grower says he's had his best year ever - beating four global records alone in 2025. ‌The retired grandfather-of-five said: "This year I was lucky enough to get the world record for the longest luffa and for the heaviest. "I managed to grow nine that were in excess of the previous world record. ‌This is where an exclusive community of growers who tend to their produce all year congregate to show their fruit and veg with pride - and hopefully win a Guinness World Record.