Telltale sign Meghan Markle may have lied about her 'garden haul' of fruit and vegetables

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Royal fans have spotted a telltale sign Meghan Markle may have lied about her "garden haul" of fruit and vegetables on social media.
On Thursday, the Duchess of Sussex took to Instagram to share a snap of the Sussexes' beagle Mia sniffing a basket of produce allegedly plucked from the ex-working royal's garden in Montecito, California.
"The unofficial quality inspector of this morning's garden haul," she wrote in the caption.
The basket contained a fresh harvest of broccoli, carrots, corn, red peppers, squash, and spring onions, along with a variety of fresh herbs.
However, eagle-eyed royal watchers quickly took to social media to claim some of the vegetables were not currently in season.
"Huh. She's so good at gardening she can grow all things from all seasons at once," one person said.
Other people claimed May was too early in the year to harvest most of the crops in the basket.
They then speculated Meghan may have sourced the vegetables from her local grocery store or farmer's market rather than her own garden.
"The only place I see all that in season is the grocery store produce section," one person person said.
"It's way too early in the season for most of those vegetables to be grown in her garden and ready to pick," another person said.
"Who is harvesting corn in May? It's pretty early for squash and peppers, too," one more person said.
Other people suggested it was odd there was no dirt on the vegetables.
"I've never seen vegetables so clean after harvesting," said one person.
"No dirt?" said another bemused person.
Sweet corn can be harvested in California from June through to October, according to the California Farmland Trust.
This means it may have been slightly too early in the year for Meghan to grow the crop.
Brocolli harvesting ideally occurs much earlier in the year, from January through March.
Spring onions, peppers, and certain types of squash may be ready for harvesting now.
In recent months, Meghan has been prominent on social media. Picture: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell
In recent months, Meghan has been prominent on social media after launching a lifestyle series on Netflix, With Love, Meghan, a lifestyle brand, As Ever, and a podcast show, Confessions of a Female Founder.
With Love, Meghan will return for more episodes while the podcast wrapped up after just eight episodes on Tuesday.
As Ever, formerly known as American Riviera Orchard, remains uncertain after a brief launch saw Markle Markle's jam 'sell out' within minutes.
SkyNews.com.au has contacted the Sussex's representatives for comment.