ironic

Every april, i clean up my gardens and plant some new vegetable seeds. I get a bit overexcited and have far too many seeds for the designated area, so this year, i decided to rip up an overgrown mess of a (flower) garden along the side of the house and plant vegetables there. This more than doubled the previous allotment which consisted of a raised 12' x 3' bed. Though i'd considered doing this years ago, i was concerned with lead levels in the soil (thus the raised bed), so this time, i got an at-home lead level kit and confirmed that the soil was a-okay. Tomatoes, green beans, carrots, beets, peppers and herbs (rosemary, basil, thyme, sage and mint) remained in the old garden while pumpkins, cucumbers, zucchini and watermelons occupied the new one. Despite a slow start, everything kicked in by june. In the smaller garden, i had a contant supply of tomatoes, herbs and green beans, and the vines in the larger garden were growing out of control. I spied a few baby watermelons just starting out- something i've been trying to grow for years without any luck.
A while ago, the guys we use for annual pest control found some termites near the front corner of the house. After getting a second opinion, the treatment of choice was the liquid defense system which consists of applying poison underground around the foundation. They did this last week. What does this mean for all those nice juicy watermelons now growing on their vines? Yes. That no one will be eating them. What a crime.