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Ron Carder and his 9-foot tomato plant. Courier photo by Mark Newman.


This curled up cucumber was found in the Collins garden in Sigourney. Photo provided.


Craig and Sue Sylvester of Hedrick and Dave and Peg Frushour of Ottumwa enjoy the Courier during their annual "adventure" with their classic cars. Photo provided.


Judy Krieger


Published July 23, 2008 11:12 am -

Curly cuke first entry in Courier’s veggie contest
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By JUDY KRIEGER, Courier Editor

Curly cuke first entry in Courier’s veggie contest

Finally, the first weird veggie entry in the Courier’s annual Weird Veggies contest.

Norman and Lois Collins of Sigourney found a curled up cucumber in their garden.

It’s a burpless variety. “We have them growing up a fence and they usually grow down straight,” The Collins couple said.

Thank you for thinking of us.

We would like lots of entries for this summer’s contest. If you find something weird in your garden, please bring it in and we’ll grab a photo. You also may mail in a photo, or e-mail it.

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Ron Carder of Ottumwa wanted us to check out his 9-foot-tall tomato plant.

Photographer Mark Newman found it next to Carder’s garage on Bluegrass Road.

Carder planted it in a barrel half and says at 9 foot, the plant is definitely tall enough now. A little fertilizer, a little pruning and whole lot of water helped the plant grow, he said. Hope the tomatoes are tasty!



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