I have a ginger plant and a potato plant, both growing untended in my yard! I have neither the time, talent, nor energy (nor the tolerance of heat, humidity, and mosquitos) to do much gardening, so I've been randomly planting things in areas where they might have a shot at growing. I'm very happy to see at least two of them thriving!
I can now add these to the pecans, fledgling hickories, inland sea oats, and the fig tree my great-grandmother planted.
One of these days, I'll get radishes or strawberries to grow. I hear they're easy, but so far, no luck. I think there might be some pests that have a taste for them or something.
Curcubits sprout and look like they're going to thrive at first, but then inevitably die off shortly thereafter. I have no idea why. My mom's green thumb definitely passed me by.
(Tips for the gardening-inept to grow minimal-maintenance edible things in the Texas heat and humidity are very welcome.)
More than that, tomatoes can't even be stopped from reproducing. With zucchini you could at least manage that if you deny them pollinators. Tomatoes are the plants that listened when someone said, "go fuck yourself", and thought to themselves, "good idea!"
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