Sebastian Suski from UK grows 113-cm-long cucumber, sets Guinness World Record

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• Sep 2, 2022 | Poonam Nath

Numerous national records have been awarded to Sebastian.

Digital Desk: A Southampton, United Kingdom, resident has grown a mind-boggling 113-centimeter-long cucumber, entering his name in the Guinness World Records. 

Sebastian Suski of Poland cultivated the world's longest cucumber, measuring 113.4 centimeters, breaking the previous record holder by 6.4 centimeters.

Sebastian, a member of the European Giant Vegetable Growers Association (EGVGA), has various national records under his name. 

Sebastian is presently an international officer for the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC). Sebastian commented, "I have grown enormous cucumbers but never quite long enough to challenge the incumbent Guinness World Records title holder," according to Guinness World Record.

Growing exceptionally long cucumbers is a "risky industry," according to Sebastian. "If you cut too quickly, you'll have a record-breaker, but if you leave it too long, you'll be in trouble." "You don't want your cucumber decaying as it develops; you don't want it bursting on you," he joked as he explained the procedure.

Sebastian was on the verge of breaking the Guinness World Record when he was hospitalized during a critical time in the cucumber's growth. Renata, his wife, stepped in and took care of the veggies while he was away.

Sebastian said, "I spent a week in the hospital when the doctor discovered a bleeding blood artery in my brain." Fortunately, my wife Renata was nearby to tend to the cucumber and keep her well-watered and nourished. "I wouldn't have this record without Renata," he said.

Sebastian investigated the genealogy of the seed and discovered evidence of exceptionally potent specimens "from the UK to Germany to Poland and back to the UK again" before embarking on this adventure of cultivating the world's longest cucumber.

Sebastian stated, "These seeds have come to me from Piotr Holewa, the best planter in Poland, whose cucumbers may get as long as 99 centimeters."

Piotr Holewa was the source of the seeds that sprouted the world's record-breaking veggie. Sebastian is incredibly proud of the cucumber he produced, and much more so given that he is the first Polish producer to have the enormous vegetable recorded in history.