That’s a shock: this vegetable is bizarrely huge
A carrot the size of a forearm. Cabbage that won’t fit in your trunk, but has to be taken home in a pickup truck. Strawberries as big as an apple. And apples as big as a melon. Mother Nature really goes all out sometimes, resulting in these enormous vegetables and fruits.
Could your home vegetable garden use a bit more powerrr too? It’s not a matter of chance, or simply watering the cress regularly. According to gardening website The Spruce, you need to think about good soil, the perfect location and, above all: expertise. Is all that in order? Then you can expect peppers weighing a pound or more, watermelons weighing 50 kilos or more, and gigantic onions.
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- Wortel-handje
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- Deze mandarijn kreeg een baby
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- Tomaten zo groot als een appel.
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- Vijf bananen in één schilletje.
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- Avocado van bijna 2 kilo.
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- Dit is één teen knoflook. Eén teen!
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- Citroen en mega-citroen.
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- Ik hoop dat je trek hebt in courgette-soep.
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- Twee blauwe bessen, doosje was vol.
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- Appel en proef-appeltje.
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- Hoe zal die kip zich voelen?
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- Mega-braam!
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- Koolsla de komende tijd.
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- Monster-aardbei.
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- Ja, dat is een flinke wortel.
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- Deze appel telt als twee stuks fruit.
Oddities
Usually, those outlandish vegetables don’t end up in the supermarket. Supermarkets prefer cucumbers that are all the same size, weight and perfectly straight. Easier to package, easier to sell. Still, you sometimes get lucky: a mandarin with a mini mandarin inside, an unbelievably large onion or a gigantic clove of garlic. Rest assured: giant vegetables are perfectly edible – you’ll simply be able to cook for a few more people.
Also read:
- Is raw vegetable healthier than cooked vegetable?
- 5 incomprehensible supermarket products
- How to: regrow vegetables
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