I picked this monstrosity today…what causes this?

by cluis44

15 Comments

  1. notextinctyet

    I’m going to venture a guess that what happened was inconsistent hydration leading to an overly firm skin early in development, followed by a high hydration period that led to swelling and a burst along the skin, followed by drying out of the outer layer of flesh inside the fruit and seeds spilling out of the ovaries.

  2. gard3nwitch

    Ewww!

    Okay, so I would guess that there was some kind of damage to the fruit at some point, but not enough for it to rot, and it kept growing? But it just looks wrong and I wouldn’t eat it.

  3. Momma737373

    Reminds me of the cucumbers I planted that produced weird yellow unidentifiable fruits… creepy yet funny. Love the experimental aspect of gardening!

  4. dealers_choice

    Looks to me like it was damaged a while ago but pushed through and survived. A fighter but not appetizing

  5. Individual-Bother655

    could be herbicide damage or the fact that everything is gmo now and neonaticides

  6. prismo14

    reminds me of neural tube defects in babies

  7. You had an artistic bug in your garden. Lol. I really don’t know

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