Comments on: The New Shapes of Garden Produce

By: Eka

Eka — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:55:00 +0000

Well it looks like I bumped on this news a bit late. I am deeply impressed upon the nice shape of watermellons from Japan. Few years ago I made few experiments with pumpkins. It ended without any success. This year I plan to take over the control of pumpkin’s shapes on my garden.:)

By: Dancer

Dancer — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:48:45 +0000

Perhaps I’m just twisted or it’s a “goes without saying”, but given the cultural jokes about cucumbers in the trousers to imply more than what’s there, one would expect an enterprising soul to also inlcude the “trouser snake” mold in with the “cubecumber” and “garden elf” assortment.

By: Moon

Moon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:38:06 +0000

This has got to be the dumbest thing ever. Look at the pictures in this post. The first guy has an embarrassed grin on his face, the other guy looks like he doesn’t have a clue.

Hahahahaha! Square vegetables! Stupid!

/I’m not counting the Japanese guys in the VERY first picture, because they are ALWAYS too serious, except when they are being outrageously goofy.

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:29:49 +0000

I was an intern at The Land in Epcot in 06/07, and got to do a lot of work with the Mickey pumpkins (I actually designed the “Earning My Ears” ribbon visible in the background of the picture). The type of pumpkin we used is called “Cinderella Pumpkin,” and is the same type that was used as a model by the Disney artists when they were designing Cinderella’s coach. We also did Mickey-shaped cucumbers (like the “Cube-cumbers” above), watermelon and long-handled dipper gourds. It was a really fun thing to do, and the Guests loved it when we handed them a Mickey-shaped slice of cucumber.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:38:30 +0000

I had noted the reference to Bonsai Kittens the creature made, but bonsai means trimming and sculpting to me.

The bottle kitty probably is something I had previously heard of that oozed out of my subconscious. Anyway, thanks for the circuitous introduction to rotten.com, MC.

By: Bittergreen

Bittergreen — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:22:16 +0000

“Transparent boxes are best, or else you won’t know exactly when to harvest, or even worse, waste your equipment on a rotten fruit!”

Um… yeah. Plus that whole light requirement issue.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:19:37 +0000

Next, Tom? Check out Bonzai Kitten.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai_Kitten

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:13:07 +0000

Welcome to the wonderful world of fruit & veggie bondage. Conform or die!

I thought tubular eggs represented the acme of human development. What next, kitten in a bottle?

By: beth

beth — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:19:29 +0000

I’m glad to see the Mickey Pumpkin. I always go “visit” it when I’m in Epcot. They do alot of cool stuff at the Land in Epcot…and most of the stuff they grow goes straight to the restaurants.

By: the creature

the creature — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:14:44 +0000

this post just makes me think of Bonsai Kittens.

hehehehehe