Re:I’ve been reading a whole lot about tomatoes
by mikesabbagh on Monday October 25, 2021 @08:30PM
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another interesting fact: if you see a plant growing on human sewage solids, it must be a tomato plant!! https://i.imgur.com/qByHRvo.jpg
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Re:I’ve been reading a whole lot about tomatoes
by lmm on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:39AM
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I don't think it "must" be? Tomatoes are very common in that situation because their seeds can survive passage through the human digestive system, but if a different plant's seed happened to coincidentally land there there's no reason it couldn't grow too?
Re:I’ve been reading a whole lot about tomatoes
by hanniabu on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:07AM
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Would you be able to eat fruit from that? Does bacteria travel to the fruit from within the plant?
Re:I’ve been reading a whole lot about tomatoes
by olau on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:18AM
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Well, animal feces is commonly used as a fertilizer. I think it would be bad news for a plant if bacteria were traveling around inside it.
People reusing human wastes generally try to compost it for a while, I think, probably partly to reduce the risk of diseases, but probably also in a large part to remove the foul smell. Shoveling shit isn't fun.