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Quacking surprise for Midland gardener

It looks like it should be in the bath - but in fact this tiny duck is a tomato.

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It was one of two produced by Midland gardener George Wall at his home in Shrewsbury.

Mr Wall, a retired long distance lorry driver, said: "We've got about eight plants in the greenhouse and as my wife went down to pick them she saw the shape of them and left them up to develop.

"But they were beginning to grow too big and heavy for the plant so we picked them. Mary had to keep them out of my reach while they were growing because fresh tomatoes straight off the plant are too tempting for me."

The Walls have, by coincidence, also managed to produce potatoes that look like seals.

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