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    Good Food

    The giant veg specialist

    Phillip Vowles has been growing vegetables in Wales for more than 30 years. But these aren't your average veg. His ginormous zucchini, known as marrow in those parts, are armchair-sized monsters that regularly top 100 pounds. We reached Vowles in the Vale of Glamorgan to find out how he grows his behemoths.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 26, 2016 • 1 min read

    Phillip Vowles has been growing vegetables in Wales for more than 30 years. But these aren't your average veg. His ginormous zucchini, known as marrow in those parts, are armchair-sized monsters that regularly top 100 pounds. We reached Vowles in the Vale of Glamorgan to find out how he grows his behemoths.

    Music: (top) Music: "Hwyl Fawr I Pawb" by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and (bottom) "Moons Beats Yellow" by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

    The full episode

    1 of 6
    The price of pork, giant marrow and an Asian fried chicken crawl
    1. 0:30The giant veg specialistYou’re reading this
    2. 8:18Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast
    3. 19:47Tomato time!
    4. 27:53The price of pork
    5. 40:37Rice craft
    6. 50:53An Asian fried chicken crawl through LA
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    The price of pork, giant marrow and an Asian fried chicken crawl
    1. 0:30The giant veg specialistYou’re reading this
    2. 8:18Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast
    3. 19:47Tomato time!
    4. 27:53The price of pork
    5. 40:37Rice craft
    6. 50:53An Asian fried chicken crawl through LA
    Back to Good Food