was a great video loved that a lot thank you for posting it. Check out my youtube channel if you would like would love to see you subscribe and chat with me about some gardening stuff =) Here is a link that might be useful: TheItalian Garden

It was a bit "dramatic"... My main issue was that people might get the impression that natural plant protections that are released in response to trauma might lead them to believe that these natural protections are strong enough to protect them from pests (or strong enough to naturally attract beneficials). The rest of it was rather interesting/fun. A plant can live and reproduce with horrible pest infestations, but it's fruiting output is usually diminished. The many-centuries bred, unnatural mutants that we call "vegetables" aren't well protected solely by natural chemical response to trauma. It's easy to forget that almost every veggie we enjoy has been selected and bred to a mutated and unnatural state of over-sized, over-produced, and quickly maturing state of being. They're not fragile, but they're not as resilient as turf grass or a wild-type vegetable relative that doesn't care if it produces small fruit or a small crop as long as it gets a chance to reproduce something.

Thanks for posting. I looked at it on the net and found it very interesting, especially seeing the root structures. Got a kick out of the vine who luved tomatoes, lol.

LOL Brenda!! Oh well, don't be too hard on yourself. We fill our brains with so much other information, its bound to happen! I wish there was a way I could put it on my computer and send it to you. I have dial-up........so my computer would probably explode. hahaha PBS is always repeating things, so hopefully this will be one of those shows. I'm still in the process of watching it on tape. Its pretty incredible photography. But....we did have to watch alot of poop happening. lol! I guess that's the sole purpose of everything on earth.......to reproduce. Its pretty incredible to think that so much "thought" goes into a plant's own plans for its continued success. What I thought was interesting........there is this special tree somewhere (forget the name). There was only one animal on earth that ate the fruit (the dodo bird), thereby dispersing the seed. The bird became extinct when sailors came to this island and killed everything off for food. Now the tree will become extinct. Its fruit just lays on the ground and rots. Another interesting thing about the burdock weed seedpod.....a scientist realized after picking it off his dog and looking at it under a microscope, that he could "invent" something similar........velcro! I'm sure the show will come around again Brenda.