WELLINGTON, New Zealand [AP] —
A New Zealand couple were weeding their garden when Colin Craig-Brown’s gardening tool hit something huge just beneath the soil’s surface.As Colin and Donna Craig-Brown knelt down and began digging around the object, Colin wondered if it was some kind of strange fungal growth, a giant puffball, the AP reported. After Colin pried it out with his garden fork, he scratched away a bit of the skin and tried it.
A potato.
“We couldn’t believe it,” Donna said. “It was just huge.”
Donna describes the potato as more of an ugly, mutant look.
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Donna Craig-Brown holds a large potato dug from her garden at her home near Hamilton, New Zealand Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. A New Zealand couple dug up a potato the size of a small dog in their backyard and have applied for recognition from Guinness World Records. They say it weighed in at 7.9 kilograms (17 pounds), well above the current record of just under 5 kg. They’ve named the potato Doug, because they dug it up. (Colin Craig-Brown via AP) -
Colin Craig-Browns holds a large potato dug from his garden at his home near Hamilton, New Zealand Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The New Zealand couple dug up a potato the size of a small dog in their backyard and have applied for recognition from Guinness World Records. They say it weighed in at 7.9 kilograms (17 pounds), well above the current record of just under 5 kg. They’ve named the potato Doug, because they dug it up. (Donna Craig-Brown via AP) -
A large potato sits on a trolly in a garden at Donna and Colin Craig-Browns home near Hamilton, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov 3, 2021. The New Zealand couple dug up a potato the size of a small dog in their backyard and have applied for recognition from Guinness World Records. They say it weighed in at 7.9 kilograms (17 pounds), well above the current record of just under 5 kg. They’ve named the potato Doug, because they dug it up. (Donna Craig-Brown via AP)
According to the Associated Press, it is quite possibly the biggest potato on record. When the couple lugged it into their garage and set it on their old set of scales, it weighed in at 17.4 pounds. That’s equal to a couple of sacks of regular potatoes or a small dog.
In the weeks since their unusual find on Aug. 30, the couple’s potato has become something of a celebrity around their small farm near Hamilton. The potato has been named Doug, after the way it was unearthed. Colin even built a small cart to tow Doug around, AP said.
“We put a hat on him. We put him on Facebook, taking him for a walk, giving him some sunshine,” Colin said. “It’s all a bit of fun. It’s amazing what entertains people.”
The couple said they’ve applied to Guinness to have Doug recognized and are waiting to hear back.
Colin said there are no secret gardening tips they use. They usually throw a bunch of cow manure and straw onto their garden and see what happens. He said they’d been growing cucumbers in that area of their garden before the weeds took over and hadn’t planted any potatoes. Doug must have been self-sown and quite possibly growing for a couple of years or more.
“It’s a mystery to me,” Colin said. “It’s one of nature’s little pleasant surprises.”
As the Craig-Browns showed the potato off, it began drying out, losing weight, and mold started growing from its wounds.
“He was getting a bit pongy,” said Colin, referring to the potato’s smell.
So Colin cleaned up Doug as best he could and put the potato in the freezer, where it remains, the AP reported.
However, Colin may not be done with Doug yet. An amateur brewer, Colin said he’s keen to turn Doug into a nice drop of potato vodka.
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