Squashed Quote
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Squashed Quote
- From: "* J* <M*@doaks.org>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 13:24:14 -0400
One of my favorite passages from Joan Bauer's "Squashed",
I grew giant pumpkins because I liked battle, and growing one was an
everyday fight. You had to be in it for the long haul. Rain, frost,
bugs, and fungus could strike at any time and stop you dead. Only
certain growers are cut out to handle this pressure - tough people of
steel who can stand against the odds. Richard says giant-pumpkin growers
are the spawning salmon of agriculture, since only the strong make it
upstream each year for anything worth mentioning.
Not all vegetables are this draining. Lettuce doesn't bring heartache.
Turnips don't ask for your soul. Potatoes don't care where you are or
even where they are. Tomatoes cuddle up to anyone who'll give them mulch
and sunshine. But giants like Max need you every second. You can forget
about a whiz-bang social life.
(Beth, it's just a quote)
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