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"I get an okay crop," I replied. "My

biggest problem is I get them going

well, I keep them weeded for about half

of the summer, but then everything hits

at once. As a scoutmaster, I have scout

camps, then the berries need picking,

and the peas need shelling. The

tomatoes grow weedy. They still

produce well, but not as well as they

could."

"Do you ever talk to your

tomatoes?" she asked.

"Not intentionally," I replied.

"Why do you ask?"

"As a girl growing up, my mother

would swear that plants do better if you

talk to them and praise them. I keep

my tomatoes weeded, watered, and I

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