I neglected my compost and now

[JitterbugPerfume]

cantaloupes and tomato plants are growing in it.

Good intentions gone awry, or blessing in disguise?

[Tobin S.]

1. You can't go wrong with cantaloupes and tommytoes

Throw some lettuce and dressing in there and you have summertime delight. That's the first time I've used the word "delight" on DU, btw.

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. and it was delightful

[MiddleFingerMom]

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[JitterbugPerfume]

4. I would rather

put de rum in de coconut

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. I would rather...

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...put de rum in de coconut in me belly.
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[Gormy Cuss]

5. Tomato and curcubit family seeds always sprout in my compost bin.

If I only knew which varieties they were I'd transplant them. The one time I tried it all of the volunteers were pear tomatoes or zucchini.

[JitterbugPerfume]

6. I think I will transplant the Cantaloupe

but I threw those tomatoes away because they were tasteless crap


:hi: Gormy

[Brother Buzz]

7. My tomatoes volunteers invariably revert back to those wicked cherry tomato things

Pumpkins are they only plants I invest time in transplanting from compost volunteers. Those, and wine grape volunteers. Sauvignon blanc does well in my area and I would make fine wine if I could keep the birds away.

[JitterbugPerfume]

8. birds love cherries

the birds got every one of them this year (bings) and not enough sour cherries from a friends house to even make jelly.

oh well , the birds gotta eat too!

Maybe my friend will have a bumper crop of grapes and feel sorry for poor grape-less me:shrug:

[alphafemale]

9. That happened to me with potato plants once

Tried to transplant the little buggers and they made some impressive tops. No taters though.

[SoxFan]

11. Deal with it or else this...

[hippywife]

12. You can just turn them back over

into the pile if it's something you don't want. :)

[applegrove]

13. I had a tiny red truck that I lost in the compost when I was about 10. I still think I one day will

find that truck. We don't even own the property it is on anymore.