156 pounds. it weighs almost as me. not quite. may i? >> yeah. >> reporter: that gnarly lump, a giant beet. hang on. who's this guy? what does that weigh? a giant aficionado just stopped by. >> i was just saying this is -- >> reporter: harrogate is the onion show. it weighs nearly 16 pounds, tantalizing close to the world record. just look at that. like that beet i was holding, all 38 pounds of it it would make borscht for every man, women and child. peter glazebrooke has made the heaviest parsnip. >> this was going to set the