• Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    If we can farm nicotine with modified tomato plants… Can we grow cocaine tomatoes, which are easy as hell to grow? Asking for a friend.

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      5 days ago

      I’ll settle for good tomatoes year-round, minus the coke. I mean, sure, coke tomatoes would totally supercharge everyone’s summer. But then the Big Dark of winter would suck so much more.

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        5 days ago

        Do you have any concept of manic winter cleaning? Have some ceviche or tacos with salsa and get productive, clean the house with a toothbrush or write your novel and accompanying screen play during those long winter months.

        S.A.D. no more, geek on tomatoes and get shit done.

    • Case@lemmynsfw.com
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      5 days ago

      Tomacco was a fictional product on the Simpsons, unless I missed something.

      Which, if i I did, hey, neat.

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        6 days ago

        Tobacco takes about 90-120 days, tomato is 70-90 days.

        Tomatoes also produce a large amount of seeds/fruit and are substantially easier to grow densely in a canopy with under hanging fruit.