When one TikTok user stepped outside to harvest fresh tomatillos from her garden, she didn't expect to find a surprise visitor nestled among the husk tomatoes. Magic Moon Magy (@magicmoonmagy) filmed a tiny green frog perched delicately on one of the tomatillos.
"I harvested fresh tomatillos from my garden and also found a little friend. I wanted to keep him so bad! I fought the urge to bring it inside with me," she wrote in the description.
@magicmoonmagy I harvested fresh tomatillos from my garden and also found a little friend. I wanted to keep him so bad! I fought the urge to bring it inside with me 😩 Now to make fresh Salsa Verde 💚#tomatillo #frog #growyourownfood #fyp #foryoupage ♬ original sound - Magic Moon Magy
"It was so cute," she said in the video. While the creator wanted to keep the frog, she decided to put it on one of her other tomatillos instead.
Wholesome encounters like this are reminders of how even small home gardens can become mini ecosystems, giving pollinators, frogs, and other creatures a safe place to thrive — no pesticides required.
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"Sooooo cuteeee," one user commented.
"Hahah the little frog. You made it look cute but I'm terrified. They're too fast and too small," another wrote.
The original poster replied: "I find them sooo cuute. I really considered keeping it but I actually found a bigger one this morning. That one scared me when it jumped lol."
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