Okanagan gardener Matti Gawne shows off her octopus carrot.
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August 11, 2025 - 4:00 AM
It's the season for harvesting vegetable gardens in the Okanagan and Kamloops, and some gardeners are pulling up wonky looking specimens.
There are mega-sized tomatoes, crooked carrots and produce that looks like brains or aliens.
Some of the funky veggies in this photo collection are downright naughty.
If you have interesting looking veggies growing, send photos to news@infonews.ca.

This carrot in Kelowna needs a pick-me-up.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lisa Fry McMurray

A cucumber in Kamloops had a baby.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Erica Michelle

A cucumber curls up in a Kamloops garden.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Erica Michelle

This Penticton tomato is brainy.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Facebook/ Lo Wren

A carrot in Kamloops is overly affectionate.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Denis Herbert

A Kelowna gardener grew a flame thrower carrot.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lisa Fry McMurray

A Penticton garden grew a whopper of a tomato.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Facebook/ Susan Wyatt

This specimen grown in Kamloops could be a potato or an alien.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Anne Gregory

A tomato from a Kelowna garden is horny.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Lisa Fry McMurray
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