
By John Coldebella
MOST people who aren't too caught up in their thoughts would at some time have noticed plants growing in the cracks in concrete or in the mortar joints of brick paving. Often, these plants will be weeds but it is not uncommon for them to be vegetables.
My first experience of this was seeing a tomato seedling sprouting from between two bluestone pitchers that were part of the lining of an open drain in a Wonthaggi back lane. I monitored the growth of this plant on a daily basis en route to my primary school until the day there was a ripe tomato hanging from it. I ate it there and then. Since that time, my eye has been caught by tomato plants in a variety of locations including the gap between the concrete and a traffic light pole in a city.
MOST people who aren't too caught up in their thoughts would at some time have noticed plants growing in the cracks in concrete or in the mortar joints of brick paving. Often, these plants will be weeds but it is not uncommon for them to be vegetables.
My first experience of this was seeing a tomato seedling sprouting from between two bluestone pitchers that were part of the lining of an open drain in a Wonthaggi back lane. I monitored the growth of this plant on a daily basis en route to my primary school until the day there was a ripe tomato hanging from it. I ate it there and then. Since that time, my eye has been caught by tomato plants in a variety of locations including the gap between the concrete and a traffic light pole in a city.