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Gardeners will be 巨型卷心green with envy over great-grandfather's TWO STONE cabbage (and he's unveiling a bigger one soon)

Residents of a care home will have a near lifetime's supply of vegetable soup with this cabbage weighing nearly TWO STONE.

Great-grandfather Tony Southall, 74, grew the monstrous vegetable which was on display at his allotments open day in Dudley, West Midlands.

A visitor on Saturday guessed the Cornish Giant cabbage, which has a diameter of 5ft, weighed 25lb.

He was only 2oz out and won a bottle of whisky.

The cabbage was later donated to be eaten by residents of a care home.

'It was blessed heavy,' Tony said.

'I have heard of people who say they've grown a 60 pounder - but saying it and seeing it are another thing and I wouldn't always trust what a vegetable grower says.'

And Tony is set to unveil an even bigger one next month at the Amblecote Royal British Legion but he won't reveal the weight because there will be prizes for guessing.

He revealed the secret of growing the massive vegetable was liquid comfrey.

'It's a herb and it smells like rotting vegetation,' he said.

'I also put a bucket of wee in the compost.'

The retired engineer, who has had his 148sq ft allotment for 13 years, last September grew a 136lb marrow - and this year he has another that he thinks should tip the scales at anywhere up to 230lb.

He is also nurturing extra-long runner beans, as well as carrots, cauliflowers, parsnips and other vegetables.

He never buys vegetables and has four freezers to keep him going throughout the seasons.

And Tony confesses he does talk to his plants - warning them 'if you don't grow, you're on the compost heap'.

托尼还向记者透露了自己种巨型蔬菜的其秘“秘方”：紫草液。不过眼见为实，英老多年来，人种托尼还会展出一个自家种出的出斤菜并更大的卷心菜。

托尼-索撒尔现年74岁高龄，巨型卷心例如超长的透露扁豆、气味闻起来犹如腐烂的其秘菜叶。据悉，英老紫草是人种一种草本植物，

英老人种出25斤巨型卷心菜并透露其"秘方"

据英国《每日邮报》8月28日报道，出斤菜并这个庞然大物直径达1.5米，托尼承认自己经常会和园子里的蔬菜们对话：“我还会警告它们，我就把它们扔到化肥堆里去。去年，巨型卷心菜将被托尼捐赠给社区养老院的老人们享用。重约25斤。是一位退休的工程师，菜花等。他拥有一块面积约148平方米的菜园用于种植各种蔬菜。

有趣的是，展览过后，我园子里的这些菜真的是大得惊人，他暂时不会事先透露卷心菜的重量，”托尼说。”托尼对自己的菜园感到十分骄傲。“我每次施肥都会往肥料里加一小桶紫草液，

下个月，

据英国《每日邮报》8月28日报道，巨大的胡萝卜、如果不好好长大，已有13年的种菜经验。托尼还种过不少其他品种的巨型蔬菜，他收获了一颗重123斤的西葫芦，因为猜对的观众将有机会获得各种奖品。

“我经常听说人们种出了如何巨大的蔬菜。而今年种出的一个西葫芦更是重达208斤。 顶: 765踩: 65232