Normally Richard Cowper grows carrots and silverbeet in his New Lynn vege garden, but this year was the first time he grew kūmara - and giant kūmara at that.
"I put them in as an experiment really, and I wasn't even sure I would get anything out of them.
"Then when I went to dig them, I saw a red tuber and thought 'oh great'. I went to pull it out and it was huge - and they just kept getting bigger. It was bizarre."
Cowper harvested five giant kūmara, with the largest weighing 6.7kg, and others weighing in between 1.5kg and 4.9kg.
![Richard Cowper harvested around five giant kūmara, with the largest weighing 6.7kg, and others weighing in between 1.5kg and 4.9kg. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VKB6FH5E2LKZNQPGQUR3LPOINU.jpg?auth=9326ba10b78471ee188e0e3f39fce79102a9099910e2cfcce671f59b3b6c0f33&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)