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An Onion Weighing About 8.15 kg

AI-generated cover of a fictional oversized golden onion at a horticultural show; not Glazebrook’s specimen and no exact weight is implied. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover of an exceptionally large golden-brown onion on a simple neutral weighing surface at a horticultural show, natural papery skin and dried stems, dramatic but believable scale, soft exhibition hall background. Fictional onion, not Pete Glazebrook's 2011 specimen; do not imply exact weight or show numbers. No text, labels, logos, people, or readable scale.” Generated 20 October 2026.

AI-generated size comparison between a fictional large onion and ordinary onions; not Glazebrook’s specimen. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial still life of one unusually large golden onion beside three ordinary brown onions on a clean produce table, clear visual size comparison, natural papery skins, soft horticultural show lighting. Fictional vegetables; not the 2011 specimen of Pete Glazebrook, and no exact weight implied. No text, numbers, labels, logos, people or readable scale.” Generated 20 October 2026.

AI-generated fictional oversized onion displayed at a horticultural show; not Glazebrook’s specimen and no award or exact weight is implied. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial photograph of a giant golden onion displayed on a simple white plinth at a British autumn horticultural show, modest flower-show hall softly blurred behind it, a few other vegetables far out of focus. Fictional display and onion, not Pete Glazebrook's specimen; no exact weight or award implied. No people, readable text, signs, logos or numbers.” Generated 20 October 2026.

documentary photograph of harvested golden sweet onions, 6 June 2009; not Glazebrook’s 2011 specimen. Original page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Onion_harvest.jpg. Creator Eunice. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Attribution: Eunice, “Onion harvest,” CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

documentary photograph of red-purple onions; it is not Glazebrook’s 2011 specimen. Original page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Onion,_red-purple_(large).jpg. Creator Susan Slater. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Attribution: Susan Slater, “Onion, red-purple (large),” CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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AI-generated cover of a fictional oversized golden onion at a horticultural show; not Glazebrook’s specimen and no exact weight is implied. Prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover of an exceptionally large golden-brown onion on a simple neutral weighing surface at a horticultural show, natural papery skin and dried stems, dramatic but believable scale, soft exhibition hall background. Fictional onion, not Pete Glazebrook's 2011 specimen; do not imply exact weight or show numbers. No text, labels, logos, people, or readable scale.” Generated 20 October 2026.

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In 2011, Pete Glazebrook presented an onion weighing 17 lb 15.5 oz—about 8.15 kg—at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show. The Yorkshire Post reported the following year that this was the record before Glazebrook set a new mark in 2012.