Mysterious Alaskan Deciphering - The land of giant vegetables

Many attendees of the Alaska State Fair are held annually - where the local farmers are proud to show off the most giant vegetables, fruits and vegetables that they are sure not to be surprised and excited to see. cabbage weighing 63 kg, melon weighing 30 kg or broccoli weighing 15 kg .

Decipher the land where the giant vegetable is grown

Giant vegetables, tubers, and fruits on display at the Alaska State Fair are held annually.

However, these are just a few examples of 'monster' fruits and vegetables born from Alaska underground. Giant vegetables, tubers, and fruits for many years have become brands of Alaska region.

'Too many types are so big that you can't even believe your eyes,' said Kathy Liska, director of the Alaska Agricultural Fair.

Giant cabbage plants may surprise many people around the world, but not surprisingly for Alaska farmers.

The question is, why are vegetables, fruits and vegetables in Alaska capable of growing to such "massive" sizes? The answer is quite unexpected, that is . thanks to the sun.

Alaska brand giants.

Alaska farmers cultivate giant cabbage.

Great pumpkin is on display in Alaska.

In Alaska, the growing season is usually very short , averaging only 105 days, while the growing season in California is 300 days. However, during the growing season in Alaska, the nights are usually short while the days are long . Since Alaska is near the Arctic, in the summer and at the peak of the growing season here, the sun shines for 19 hours / day.

Giant cabbage garden in Alaska.

Due to the short day and night, enjoying plenty of sunlight , growing plants in Alaska continuously growing and growing makes Alaska farmers easily grow the world's most giant vegetables, fruits and vegetables.

Pumpkins weigh up to 807kg in Alaska.

Not only dominate in size, Alaska vegetables, tubers and fruits are also of excellent quality . Thanks to long and short nights, sunlight shines up to 19 hours a day, photosynthesis of plants also increases, making Alaska fruits sweeter than others. For example, Alaska carrots have up to 19 hours of absorbing sunlight to form sugars and only about a quarter of the rest of the day to turn sugar into starch.

Similar to carrots, other vegetables, tubers, fruits such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, radish, potatoes, carrots, spinach, lettuce . in Alaska are all growing "horribly". .