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Douglas Smith isn’t your typical backyard gardener.
This IT manager and father does a lot more than water and fertilize his vegetable garden.
How many, you ask?
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1,269 cherry tomatoes to be exact.
He then set his sites on an even bigger recordthe most tomatoes on a single stem.
The previous record of 488 tomatoes had stood for over 10 years.
Separating the tomatoes carefully into boxes of 10, the number steadily climbed until it reached 1,269.
The count was later confirmed by an independent horticulturalist.
So now that Smith has tackled this record, what’s next?
After also growing the UK’s tallest sunflowera staggering 20 feethe’s setting his sights on more veggies.
Backyard gardener Douglas Smith grew 1,269 cherry tomatoes on a single vinea new Guinness World Record.
All of course pending official verification.
A big thanks to@MattOliver87from the RHS.
Both numbers handily beat the 2010 record of 488 tomatoes.
PC Herod was an independent witness for a Guinness World Record attempt today.
Douglas of Stanstead Abbotts has beaten the most tomatoes grown on a single stem.
The current record is 488 with a total count 839.
So today I went for a Guinness World record attempt for most tomatoes on a single truss / stem.
Today we counted 839 tomatoes vs current WR of 488!
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