WHEN Renee Cerf, from Stroud began growing her own fruit and vegetables she never imagined she would be able to grow a tomato reaching an astounding 2lbs 4oz pounds in weight with a circumference of 41cm.
The self confessed garden enthusiast has been growing her own produce for years.
Renee previously lived in California where she grew a massive 50 varieties of tomatoes.
This is where she received the seeds that would produce her oversized tomato.
The Californian Marvel Stripe has been growing since March in a friend’s polytunnel in Bisley allotments, where she is also attempting to grow a giant pumpkin.
Renee, 46, enjoyed the tomato with her father in a tomato salad but has saved the seeds to use again for next season to see what else she can produce.
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