F Minus by Tony Carrillo for April 23, 2023

Let’s see you pick a tomato.

Just pick the tomato’s and be happy.

I’ve seen this happen. Tomatoes in a planter didn’t do well, but one tomato fell to the ground and the seeds sprouted next year, between paving stones. The plant that came up was huge and lush. But the tomatoes were mealy and tasteless, because the hybrid original didn’t carry through. Mocking, indeed.

How quickly did that plant appear?

It may have even more malevolent intentions.

Just pick the tomatoes and throw them back like a heckler.

So, you’ve seen my garden then?

Keep watering it and count your blessings.

It’s all fun and games until it cracks the concrete

I can relate, one of our best bushes is a chokecherry that sprouted after a bird fertilized that part of the retaining wall garden.

Dandelions are the plant world’s rude hecklers.

I started learning about foraging and was amazed that the whole while I was struggling to get my garden to produce tomatoes and stuff, that my yard weeds were edible, tasty and MEDICINAL! Yeesh.

As soon as you plant one, a horny tomato worm leaves it’s home and starts crawling your way with evil intent