Kevin Fortey

We started working with Kev back in 2017 because of his interest in GoGro. Tom reached out to him and bonded over a shared passion for growing and have been friends ever since. Kev is a big fan of a lot of our products, such as VitaLink and ROOT!T, and has used these to help him become a Guiness World Record breaker!

Kevin Fortey is well-known in the giant veg community, he started growing from a young age with his father Mike Fortey. Mike started growing in the 1980s and was key in developing techniques for giant vegetable growing; Kev has carried on his father’s legacy with the help of his own son, Jamie. He is keen to spread the word about giant vegetable growing across the country leading to appearances on Countryfile, BBC Gardeners world and most importantly our Grow Hub series on YouTube (haha).

Kev inspired us to start growing our own giant veg back in 2018 and gave us crucial advice along the way. After an admirable first attempt, despite Kev’s comments about our marrow, we are continuing to work together during 2019 to see if we can do even better!

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You can follow Kev’s giant veg journey over on his website and Instagram.