The $64 Tomato is both highly amusing and informative in the be-careful-what-you-wish-for vein...Along
the way, [Alexander] battles recalcitrant bulldozers, ravenous tent caterpillars, tenacious groundhogs, and
— the bane of all gardeners — weeds that just won't quit.
Fortunately for Alexander, he's an optimist: "Just because the carrots have been knobby, misshapen,
and somewhat bitter four years in a row doesn't mean they're going to be knobby and misshapen next year," he
writes. Fortunately for us, we can share in his travails without worrying about getting our fingernails
dirty.