'Ube Man': Benguet Farmer digs up 6-foot, 28-kilo Giant White Ube

A farmer from Benguet was surprised to dig up a giant white ube. Who wouldn’t be?

Homer Menzi, a farmer in Tuba, Benguet proudly showed off his prized giant white ube. The ube is around 6-foot tall and weighs a staggering 28 kilos.

Now dubbed as the “ube man,” Menzi said they had just harvested the root vegetable. He told ABS-CBN, “Dati naming tinaniman ito pero ngayon lang ulit nahukay kasi nagpunta kaming Agoo kaya ngayon lang namin nakita, kaya medyo malaki-laki.”


Menzi’s cousin, Jayson Pacio revaled that this isn’t the first time they harvested a huge ube. He shared, “Noong una kasi may ganun din kaso 13 kilos lang. Natutuwa kami kasi may ganun kalaking ube, naaliw lang na i-post ito.”

Image by Nathaline Daniel via ABS-CBN

According to Michelle Saingan, an agricultural technologist of Tuba, Benguet, the secret to growing the giant ube is good, fertile soil.


*The ube kasi, the longer na nagse-stay siya sa lupa nagshi-shrink siya, liliit or mayroon din ‘yung tinatawag na palayon o mabubulok ‘yun sa ilalim ng lupa. Kaya ‘yung [ube ni Menzi] siguro isa-subject natin siya for further study,” she said.

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Saingan added, “Mas maganda kung ‘yung lupa malambot, wag ‘yung matigas para madaling tumubo, gaya nito fertile ng lupa.”


Menzi has sold the giant ube to the popular pasalubong store in Baguio City, the Good Shepherd. Michael Amagod, the purchasing officer of Good Shepherd was also amazed with the size of the white ube. He said, “Maliban sa organized farmers namin sila, quality rin kasi ‘yung seedlings na itinatanim nila kaya bubunga ng quality so bale na-surprise ako na makakita ng ganyan kalaking ube.”

The giant ube has amazed many of Menzi’s neighbors and after photos of it circulated online, even netizens were impressed.

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