Fruit is the womb of the plant, where the seeds develop. It gets colourful & flavourful so predacious vegetarians will scatter the seeds. Birth is often messy.
Yep, the fate of so many of my tomatoes (no matter what we did to protect them)… the squirrels seemed to hear when we said “those look like they’ll be ready to pick tomorrow”…
salakfarm Premium Member about 3 years ago
That’s my garden.
danketaz Premium Member about 3 years ago
When you’re good-looking, everybody wants a piece of you.
blunebottle about 3 years ago
The circle of life.
Michael G. about 3 years ago
Here today, gone today.
Dkram about 3 years ago
Just like kids, in a hurry to grow up. Don’t know how lucky they are.
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MeGoNow Premium Member about 3 years ago
That’s why you should pick them when they’re just turning, as in the second panel. Then they ripen perfectly on the counter.
ChukLitl Premium Member about 3 years ago
Fruit is the womb of the plant, where the seeds develop. It gets colourful & flavourful so predacious vegetarians will scatter the seeds. Birth is often messy.
Glib Sporgen about 3 years ago
Such is life.
James Noury Premium Member about 3 years ago
Awww…
gopher gofer about 3 years ago
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ferddo about 3 years ago
Yep, the fate of so many of my tomatoes (no matter what we did to protect them)… the squirrels seemed to hear when we said “those look like they’ll be ready to pick tomorrow”…
Spooky D Cat about 3 years ago
And the white flies. Don’t forget the white flies!
Doug K about 3 years ago
This is what can happen when you hit that ripe old age …