The good veggies were very afraid, and they looked to their leader "Garden Man" for help and guidance.
But Garden Man had tried everything to stop the advance of Radish Guy and his mean friends.
He had weeded and cultivated, and even used the local "Bunny Troopers" to try and halt the advance of the bad plants.

The troopers were good fighters and great eaters, but hard as they tried, the evil ones kept spreading.

There was but one hope left!

Off in an unattended and overgrown patch of soil near the Sunny Side of the garden lived the legendary "Cuke Stalkwalker!"
Cuke was a noble and wise hero, and the good plants sang songs of his many exploits.
He had turned back the Aphids when they threatened the garden, and the Mites had never been seen again after the thrashing Cuke gave them.
Yes, Cuke was the one to save the day!

But Cuke Stalkwalker had been on the vine a long time.
When representatives of the Bunny Troopers went to see him he looked shriveled and moldy.
He was no longer able to fight the good fight.

He did offer hope though, for Cuke had been training another to take his place in the fight for justice and good taste.
His student was a straight and upstanding variety named,

"CARROT DUDE!"

Carrot Dude was young and tender, but with Cuke's guidance he had become fast and powerful.
He also had X-Ray vision, (carrots are good for the eyes you know), and he could see beneath the surface of the land to root out the nasty ones.

Carrot Dude would go forth to do battle with Radish Guy and his ugly friends!

The plans were made.
The brave "orange one" would carry a bomb of deadly fertilizer deep into the stronghold of the bad plants.
It had to be placed just so, near to the hideout so that with the rains it would spread and reach Radish Guy and his cronies.
They would eat and eat of the fertilizer, overfeeding themselves and burning up.
The plan would work!

The agreed upon time came on a day so hot that the Sun was sipping iced tea!
Carrot Dude strapped the fertilizer bomb to his back and sped toward the Shady Side and his appointment with danger.

Radish Guy and his gang saw the speeding super hero approaching, and as he got nearer they began firing deadly mold spores at him.
Carrot Dude dodged and weaved and was almost hit many times, but he pressed on toward the target.
There it was, just ahead, a small crack in the topsoil where the bomb had to be placed.
He dove to the spot and released his cargo at just the right time, the bomb dropped perfectly into the hole!

He turned and headed for home, and as he did, he felt water droplets on his face.
Garden Man had turned on the sprinklers!
The water began to penetrate the soil, the bomb burst open, and the fertilizer began to spread!

Spinacha and Broccolio were the first to feed, and they stuffed themselves with the tasty mixture.
They ate and ate, and soon they began to wilt from overfeeding.
Radish Guy was making a pig of himself also, and soon he too began to shrivel up and die.

Carrot Dude had saved the garden!

There was much singing and dancing and rejoicing in the Sunny Side of the garden when Carrot Dude returned.
It was a happy place and is to this day!