I bought a grow-light to help my little seedlings when I get around to putting them into some potting soil that I'll get around to buying. As I was buying the grow-light, a friend of mine who happened to be along for the ride started teasing me about what I might be using a grow-light for in the neighborhood. After all, if I'm growing drugs in my basement (which I'm not. I'm starting tomatoes.) then I'd just have to go a few steps to sell the stuff. (Which, by the way, would really get the criminal element in the neighborhood mad at us.)

So anyway, here's the punchline. My mother and I were comparing gardening adventures (I'm at sea-level. She's over 4,500 ft. elevation) and before I brought it up, she said that she had recently purchased a grow-light so that the seeds she started would stop looking so wan and depressed. So I told her what my friend had thought I would be using my new grow-light for. She laughed and said that she had already started a flat of poppies.

So, my friends, no need to worry about me growing drugs. Apparently my mom's got that covered.