(left to right, back) Stephen Purvis with his 8.960kg leek that won 1st place in the Heaviest Leek category, and Agata Soltysiak with her 7.85kg carrot that won 1st place in the Heaviest Carrot category, (left to right, front) Carmel Atherton with her one-metre long giant cucumber that won 1st place in the Longest Cucumber category and Chris Marriot with his 18.8kg beetroot that won 1st place in the Heaviest Beetroot category, during the Giant Vegetable Competition, at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show at Newby Hall and Gardens near Ripon. Picture date: Friday September 13, 2024.