{"id":888,"date":"2024-07-29T00:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T07:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/inhome\/in-photos-funky-looking-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan-gardens\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T01:00:00","slug":"in-photos-funky-looking-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/888\/in-photos-funky-looking-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"iN PHOTOS: Funky looking veggies from Kamloops, Okanagan gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's that time of year when hardworking gardeners in Kamloops and the Okanagan are seeing the fruits of their labour, harvesting a wide variety of homegrown vegetables, and some of the delicious produce is pretty weird looking or downright seductive.<\/p>\n

Funny surprises are popping out of local gardens from carrots with legs, to Siamese twin zucchinis and curly snow peas. <\/p>\n

With later vegetable varieties still ripening there are sure to be some more unique finds before fall.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Right place, right time: Kamloops woman captures viral nature photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Included in this vegetable photo collection is a horny tomato and a twisted carrot from last year’s dirtier finds.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you see a strange looking vegetable in your garden and want to share, please submit a photo of it to news@infonews.ca.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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These zucchinis in a Kelowna garden are conjoined. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Megan Burgera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Zucchinis in a Kelowna garden grew long skinny tails. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Janet Gore Blofield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This cucumber in Kamloops has curve appeal. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Scott Van Dyke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Twisted carrots from a garden in Kamloops. SUBMITTED\/ Jennifer Redfearn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A carrot with six legs crawled out of a Kamloops garden. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Melissa Sue Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A tomato with a horn sticking out of it, grown in a garden in Kelowna. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Tanner Friesen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This tomato grown in Penticton has bunny ears. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Vicki Reeve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This pickling cucumber from a Kamloops garden grew a leaf. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Scott Van Dyke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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To contact a reporter for this story, email Shannon Ainslie<\/a> or call 250-819-6089 or email the editor<\/a>. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom<\/a> and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.<\/span><\/p>\n

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