Cauliflower that looks like a Buddha's head, leeks taller than a person - I've only ever seen one of these bizarre vegetables

We usually grow vegetables just to get a fresh taste and make ourselves happy! Just look at the vegetables these remarkable growers have produced - you'd probably never need to buy vegetables again in your life. Cauliflower growing like a Buddha's head, giant leeks taller than a person, several kinds of bizarre vegetables, and of them I've only ever seen the tomato.

1. Tomato tree

The yield is just too high, and they're packed so densely - terrifying for anyone with trypophobia!

Some are ripe, some unripe, in all sorts of colours

With a potted tomato plant, we're overjoyed if it sets a few dozen fruits! But look at these tomatoes - they've grown into full-sized trees. Pretty amazing, right? These amazing tomato trees come from premium vegetable varieties; they usually bear fruit the very year they're planted, and a single planting can keep producing for 20 years. One tomato tree bears over ten thousand fruits a year, with a cumulative total of more than 6,000 jin. What a high yield!

2. Romanesco broccoli

Just like the head of "Buddha"

Each head of cauliflower grows like a pagoda spire

This special cauliflower grows very strangely, like a pagoda, with each head growing like a pagoda spire~~~~~ I have to admit, I've really never seen one~

Romanesco broccoli originated in Italy, France and other parts of Europe, and is currently the most popular new green broccoli variety in European countries. Romanesco broccoli is extremely rich in nutrients; according to measurements, its vitamin A content is 46 times that of white cauliflower - doesn't that mean eating one Romanesco broccoli is worth 46 ordinary white cauliflowers?

3. Giant leek

Wow, so many "aloe veras" - actually they're giant leeks

A single leek, almost as big as a child

Leeks originated in south-central Europe. They were introduced to China in the 1930s, and have been cultivated in Guangxi for a relatively long time, mostly eaten in place of garlic sprouts. This kind of giant leek is rarely seen. The photo above shows a giant vegetable exhibition held in the UK, where the leeks were actually the size of a child - you have to admire the power of plants, truly amazing!

4. Snake gourd

A gourd like a little snake - have you ever seen one? I hope it doesn't scare you

Still quite densely packed

Snake gourd, also called snake luffa, has fruits that are sometimes vertical, sometimes curved, sometimes with curled tails, like long snakes hanging under the trellis. You could almost call it a giant green bean; its texture is very much like the green beans we usually eat, only with a higher water and dietary fibre content. Because the snake gourd is much larger than an ordinary green bean, one snake gourd can feed a family for two meals. Uh, I wonder if you'd dare take a bite?