A giant turnip weighing a whopping 33lbs and measuring 4ft long across has been grown in China's Yunnan Province . The monster vegetable , which weighs more than a three-year-old child , is so big it had been nicknamed the 'fat little girl ' in the village where it was grown , The People 's Daily Online reported . Mr Li claimed the specimen , which had been grown naturally without the help of any fertilizers , had become a big attraction and pictures of it have even gone viral . The mammoth turnip which weighs 33lbs and measures 1.2 metres long is so large it hangs over the flower bed . It is not the first time these outsized vegetables have turned up in China but usually they are grown by farmers using commercial fertilizers . Mr Li , from Eshan in Yunnan , said he shocked with mammoth turnip which at 4ft ( 1.2m ) long was the length of his flower bed . He explained he had just picked up some ordinary seeds from the local market and had not used any fertilizer but was careful to water it everyday . It was grown by keen gardener Mr Li who claimed the specimen had become a big attraction and pictures of it have even gone viral . He explained he had just picked up some ordinary seeds from the local market and had not used any fertilizer but was careful to water it everyday . After pictures of it were posted online , one commenter wrote : 'Radish , have you grown so big to become the King of Radish ? ' Earlier this year another giant vegetable was found growing in China 's Guangdong province in a Shantou village . This radish was also 33lbs in weight and measured 2ft ( 60cm ) in length . When asked about his secret to growing his prized specimens the farmer , Mr Chen , said : 'The most important elements for big radish is good quality fertilizer , good soil and not to grow them too tightly together and plenty of water . ' Many people like to buy radish to take home during the Chinese Spring Festival as the Mandarin pronunciation of the nickname of this vegetable is 'Cai Tou ' which sounds like 'Good Start ' . The worlds 's heaviest turnip was a Mammoth Purple Top and weighed 17.7 kg ( 39 lbs 3 oz ) . It was grown by Scott and Mardie Robb from the US who presented it the Alaska State Fair in 2004 . It is not the first time these outsized vegetables have turned up in China but usually they are grown by farmers using commercial fertilizers .
Giant vegetable was grown in Yunnan Province by keen gardener Mr Li . The giant vegetable is a member of the family Fabaceae, which includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, eggplant, and squash. Mr Li said it was so big it had been nicknamed 'fat little girl ' in his village .