{"id":1509,"date":"2023-08-03T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/2023\/08\/03\/in-photos-weird-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan-2\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:00:00","slug":"in-photos-weird-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/news\/1509\/in-photos-weird-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"iN PHOTOS: Weird veggies from Kamloops, Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s that time of year when funny-looking vegetables start appearing, from twisted carrots to horny tomatoes. <\/p>\n

While some veggies are growing in weird ways, others are just weird looking naturally and some are downright dirty. With later vegetable varieties still ripening there are sure to be some more unique finds before fall. <\/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>. <\/p>\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 Kamloops carrot is letting it all hang out. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Crystal Olsen, Bill Joseph Nuck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This Kamloops cucumber is twisted up in its own stem. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Taylor Borth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Different carrot varieties in a twist in Kamloops. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Philippa Peagram-Schaffer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This tomato came out of a Kelowna garden in stitches. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Tanner Friesen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A kinky Kamloops carrot. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Carol Barron-Vermilyea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A tomato with a nose, Kelowna. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Susy Besseling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Some specialty pumpkins have warty skin, perfect for Halloween decorations. This one grew in Kamloops. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Jessie Taylor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Tromboncino zucchini look strange naturally, this one is shown above a yellow squash, Kelowna. | Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Tanner Friesen<\/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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It’s that time of year when funny-looking vegetables start appearing, from twisted carrots to horny tomatoes.  While some veggies are growing in weird ways, others are just weird looking naturally and some are downright dirty. With later vegetable varieties still ripening there are sure to be some more unique finds before fall.  If you see […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":478,"featured_media":1508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"guid":"","source":"iNFOnews","byline":"Shannon Ainslie","published":"2023-08-03T09:00:35","updated":"2023-08-04T06:00:00","_infotelid":"IT99761","_prepressid":"99761","_multisite_post_sync":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[707,705,2,706,704],"tags":[1008,715,40,648,89,1006],"region":[547,548,549,550],"class_list":["post-1509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured2","category-highlight","category-inwine","category-local","category-topnews","tag-funny","tag-kamloops","tag-kamloops-news","tag-kmaug2023","tag-shannon-ainslie","tag-vegetables","region-kamloops","region-kelowna","region-penticton","region-vernon"],"blocksy_meta":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/news\/1509\/in-photos-weird-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"iN PHOTOS: Weird veggies from Kamloops, Okanagan","url":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/news\/1509\/in-photos-weird-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/news\/1509\/in-photos-weird-veggies-from-kamloops-okanagan\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MediaItemID99761-2508.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/MediaItemID99761-2508.jpg"},"articleSection":"featured2","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Ainslie"}],"creator":["Shannon Ainslie"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"iNwine","logo":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/logo-inwine.png"},"keywords":["funny","kamloops","kamloops news","kmaug2023","shannon ainslie","vegetables"],"dateCreated":"2023-08-03T16:00:35Z","datePublished":"2023-08-03T16:00:35Z","dateModified":"2023-08-04T13:00:00Z"},"rendered":"