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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 12:21 AM
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A photo I took of the biggest cabbage in the world ever - at the Alaska State Fair
Edited on Sat Sep-05-09 12:23 AM by Blue_In_AK
For the agriculture fans... :) This cabbage weighed 124.9 pounds, with a head about 21 inches across and leaf span of five feet. It broke the old Guinness record set in 1989.



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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 12:23 AM
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1. So, is it "RoundUp-Ready" or Organic?
:P

Cool pic. They need to put a child in there for scale ;)
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 12:26 AM
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3. I would have loved some scale
but they had the big prize-winning veggies roped off. You couldn't even lean over far enough to get your hand in. The experts can grow some humongous veggies in the Matanuska Valley. Here are a couple of record-breaking rutabagas and a 24 pound beet. The biggest rutabaga is almost 83 pounds. !
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 01:34 PM
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13. Are they edible, or too tough to eat at those sizes? n/t
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 01:40 PM
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15. This grower says he composts his big cabbages
back into his garden. They're really not very edible.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 12:24 AM
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2. Honestly, I was expecting a picture of Sarah Palin
:blush:
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 12:28 AM
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4. This looks more like Sarah Palin
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deucemagnet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 01:37 PM
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14. If McCain had picked the cabbage,
he would have had a better chance of making it to the White House.
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astral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 02:15 AM
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5. 127 pound cabbage breaks world record
Alaska Daily News:
Steve Hubacek broke his own world record Friday when his enormous cabbage "The Beast" weighed in at 127 pounds at the Alaska State Fair's annual Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off.
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AllenVanAllen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 03:59 AM
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7. Great pictures!



I like big scary vegetables! :hi:
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 11:54 AM
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9. Thanks, I was just going to post that.
Same grower, Steve Hubicek. The guy's sure got a green thumb.
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astral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 01:20 PM
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10. I went look to see how big the cabbage really was
It was a bit more than I expected!
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 02:26 AM
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6. The giant cabbage left early
to audition for the role of Audrey II in a community theater production of Little Shop of Horrors.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 06:00 AM
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8. Aubrey's II Farewell Tour n/t
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 01:30 PM
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11. Beat me to it :)
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 01:59 PM
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16. No, Leftymom beat us all.
:rofl:
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-05-09 01:31 PM
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12. Wow! That's some pic Blue.
And some cabbage. I'm always curious though of the taste of such large veggies. I think that the cabbage would be okay, but the rutabaga? I suspect a bit on the woody side. But what do I know. ;)
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