Italian Tomato Garden

[Spangle]

An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard.

His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison.. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:

Dear Vincent,
I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over.. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days.
Love, Papa

A few days later he received a letter from his son..


Dear Pop,
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
Love,
Vinnie


At 4 a.m. The next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left.


That same day the old man received another letter from his son.

Dear Pop,
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.


Love you,
Vinnie

[susan-y]

Now I know why Italian gardens always flourish

--- it's the fertilizer they use.

Sue

[pottoka]

What a thoughtful, caring son!

[Aislin]

I don't think the bodies were there. I think it was just a way to get the garden tilled. Let someone else do it.

[Flossy]

wish I had a son I could write to .....

wonderful, cheered me up no end

[David Tuson]

This story just gave me an idea ........................

Here in Pirongia, if we find anything in our garden that could be from the early years of its development (1850 onwards), we have to cease digging and call in the archaeologists.

In developing the gardens I've already discovered bits of broken crockery - perhaps I should report my finds and get my garden dug over just like the Italian gentleman. I can then spend more time on family history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[susan-y]

This story just gave me an idea ........................

Here in Pirongia, if we find anything in our garden that could be from the early years of its development (1850 onwards), we have to cease digging and call in the archaeologists.

In developing the gardens I've already discovered bits of broken crockery - perhaps I should report my finds and get my garden dug over just like the Italian gentleman. I can then spend more time on family history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great idea David.... I'm going to steal it....... Here in Canada we could call them native artifacts and we would have people in our gardens digging in no time. Only one big problem... archaeologists dig slowly so we'd have to plan a year in advance

Sue

[David Tuson]

Great idea David.... I'm going to steal it....... Here in Canada we could call them native artifacts and we would have people in our gardens digging in no time. Only one big problem... archaeologists dig slowly so we'd have to plan a year in advance

Sue

Think of all the time for doing other things while they dig and sift the soil!!!!!!!
David