Royal fans point out awkward discrepancies in Meghan Markle's garden haul

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Royal fans have been left baffled after spotting 'out of season' vegetables in Meghan Markle's homegrown haul.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, posted a sweet pic showing her rescue beagle Mia giving a good sniff to a basket full of vibrant veggies said to be plucked from the grounds of her $AUD23million Montecito mansion.
Captioning the shot on Instagram, Meghan joked: 'The unofficial quality inspector of this morning's garden haul,' referring to her inquisitive pup, who joined the Sussexes in 2022.
The wicker basket boasted a colourful collection of broccoli, carrots, corn, red peppers, squash, spring onions and a medley of fresh herbs.
Mia could be seen burying her face in the collection – but eagle-eyed royal fans noticed something unusual about the 'garden haul'.
Social media was soon flooded with sceptical takes, with some fans questioning whether the food was really grown in her garden.
Others speculated whether it was more likely she scooped up the contents of the basket from the local farmers' market.
'Everything looks supermarket shelf ready,' one user wrote, pointing out the lack of a single speck of dirt.
'Not even a smudge on the carrots?'
Another green-fingered fan joked: 'She must be a wizard to grow corn, squash and broccoli all at the same time.'
'Bit of a miracle garden she's got there.'
Others weren't buying the timing either.
'Corn in May? That's a new one. Most of that stuff isn't even in season yet,' one critic said.
According to the California Farmland Trust, sweet corn usually isn't ready until June at the earliest.
And broccoli is picked earlier in the year, say experts.
However, spring onions, bell peppers, carrots and certain types of squash may now be ripe for harvesting.
It comes after Meghan shared a rare clip of Lilibet dressed in a beekeeping suit as the pair walk hand-in-hand to the hives.
The Duchess of Sussex posted the video of her daughter on Instagram just days ago.
It comes as the mum-of-two continues to reveal sneak peeks into her life at their Montecito mansion in California.
The As Ever founder has been sharing more pictures of Archie, five, and Lilibet, three, but without showing their faces.
In her latest video, the Duchess walked with her daughter towards the beehives, which also featured in her Netflix show With Love, Meghan.
The pair hold hands as Lili toddles along in rainbow coloured wellie-boots and her beekeeping suit.
Meghan shared her love for beekeeping in the first episode of her cooking and crafting docuseries, which dropped in March earlier this year.