Longest luffa

The Book of World Records officially recognizes that The longest luffa (genus: Luffa) measured 1.296 m (4 ft 3 in) and was grown by Joe Atherton (UK) as assessed at the CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championships, held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire, UK, on 23 September 2023. Atherton is known as the “king of the long vegetables”: he currently also holds the world titles for longest carrot (6.245 m; 20 ft 5.86 in), longest parsnip (6.55 m; 21 ft 5.87 in) and longest beetroot (8.56 m; 28 ft), to name just a few.