If Your Local Council,

after weeks of complaining,

still does not fill in that pothole, why not use it? and that is exactly what residents of of  Poplar Plain Crescent, in Toronto, decided to do, by forming the hole into a community tomato garden, it’s unclear who came up with the idea of planting tomato seeds into the neglected pothole earlier this summer, but as the plants sprouted and flourished, neighbourhood residents started caring for them, even installing stakes to keep them from falling over, photos of the fully grown tomato plants featuring dozens of juicy green tomatoes are a testament to both the locals care and sense of humour, but also of the indifference of local authorities,

 Global News recently reported that the huge gaping hole in the road actually started off as a small pothole late last year, it just kept growing and today it only allows one car to pass by it at a time, it also extends onto the sidewalk, so pedestrians have to walk into traffic to avoid it, locals have been complaining about it for months, but while local authorities claim to know about it, they have done nothing but mark it with traffic cones so cars don’t drive straight into it,

luckily, the thriving tomato garden growing in the neglected pothole has been getting so much attention online this past week that authorities had no choice but to notice it, a city spokesperson told CBC Radio that “staff will return to the site to investigate” and reminded locals to “stay away from damaged infrastructure” and there is some good news, Toronto mayor John Tory now knows about the tomato garden growing in the Crescent, and he recently told City News that the plants will be transferred to a proper community garden and the hole will be fixed, but, He didn’t give a deadline, so hopefully the residence will be able to enjoy the tomatoes when they ripen.