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Monster cabbage gift helps feed hungry animals at Devon sanctuary
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Key Points:
- Gardeners at Buckland Abbey in Yelverton grew giant Cornish Giant cabbages, with one measuring 1.2 metres across and weighing about 10kg, winning a National Trust competition for the largest cabbage in Devon and Cornwall.
- Three of these large cabbages were donated to Woodside Animal Sanctuary in Plympton to feed various rescue animals including sheep, pigs, goats, turkeys, rabbits, and guinea pigs.
- Gardener Sam Brown noted that giant vegetables like these are often watery and tasteless, making them better suited for animal consumption rather than human eating.
- Woodside Animal Sanctuary's senior manager Debbie Haynes expressed appreciation for the donation, highlighting the high cost of fresh produce and the animals' enthusiasm for the cabbages.
- The sanctuary staff found the size of the cabbages remarkable, with Haynes stating she had never seen one that large in her 30 years of experience.
