UK gardener harvests 839 tomatoes from single stem! Seeks Guinness recognition for world record

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A British gardener claims to have harvested 839 tomatoes from a single stem and has applied for recognition in the Guinness World Record book.</p>
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The 43-year-old gardner, Douglas Smith, a resident of Stanstead Abbotts in England on Sept 10 tweeted: "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!! Awaiting verification from Guinness in due course."  His tweet also carried his photograph along with the tomatoes.</p>
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So today I went for a Guinness World record attempt for ‘most tomatoes on a single truss / stem’.<br />
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Today we counted 839 tomatoes vs current WR of 488!! Awaiting verification from Guinness in due course. <a href="https://t.co/OgdbUk02rF">pic.twitter.com/OgdbUk02rF</a></p>
— Douglas Smith (@sweetpeasalads) <a href="https://twitter.com/sweetpeasalads/status/1436389545218555904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The story was also published by the American news agency United Press International (UPI).</p>
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Smith’s harvest has turned out to be nearly twice the current world record of tomatoes harvested from a single stem set at 488 by Graham Tranter in 2010.</p>
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Smith said he was careful to follow Guinness' rules when growing and harvesting his tomatoes, and evidence from the attempt is being submitted to the record-keeping organization for official recognition.</p>
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In 2020, Douglas Smith had hit headlines for growing the world's largest tomato. The tomato weighed 3.1 KG and was 27.5 inches in circumference.</p>
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