Aaron: I absolutely love tomatoes. Gotta grow ‘em. Can’t stand okra. *makes face*

ScottM: Good luck with that last rose bush! I wish I could do more of the uprooting myself rather than needing the husband’s help, but my hands start hurting so quickly, particularly if the weather’s bad at all.

What you need is kumquat bushes! Tomatoes get eaten piecemeal, have to be cut up, and get eaten or used by all kinds of insects. You can pick a kumquat off the bush and just pop the whole thing in your mouth as a snack anytime. They’re hardy and the bugs almost always leave them alone, even in the coastal South (where bugs outnumber plants).

I would have never even heard of kumquats if my grandma didn’t grow them at her home in Alabama, but now I consider them a must for any yard.

Okra’s easier to grow and tastier than tomatoes, too, but I have no idea if it can grow up north.