Newport woman’s okra plant possibly a new world record
For one Newport woman, what started as simply gardening turned into a quest to conquer a world record. Vicki Swindell may be the new title holder of the world’s tallest okra plant. “Annie Okrey” is an ...
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17-foot-tall okra plant has eastern NC woman with sights set on world record
While it’s not a magic beanstalk, the okra plant off Highway 24 in Newport is well over 17 feet tall and continues to get ...
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Possible world record okra plant in Carteret County
Swindell contacted Guinness World Records after discovering the current world record okra is 16 feet and 4 inches tall grown ...