diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm
index 6970ac0615..cf555ba5e0 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/hydro_tray.dm
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ var/global/list/plant_icon_cache = list()
 	pestlevel = 0
 	sampled = 0
 	update_icon()
-	visible_message("\blue [src] has been overtaken by [seed.display_name].")
+	visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] has been overtaken by [seed.display_name].</span>")
 
 	return
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ var/global/list/plant_icon_cache = list()
 	weedlevel = 0
 
 	update_icon()
-	visible_message("\red The \blue [previous_plant] \red has suddenly mutated into \blue [seed.display_name]!")
+	visible_message("<span class='danger'>The </span><span class='notice'>[previous_plant]</span><span class='danger'> has suddenly mutated into </span><span class='notice'>[seed.display_name]!</span>")
 
 	return
 
@@ -682,16 +682,16 @@ var/global/list/plant_icon_cache = list()
 			update_icon()
 
 		else
-			user << "\red \The [src] already has seeds in it!"
+			user << "<span class='danger'>\The [src] already has seeds in it!</span>"
 
 	else if (istype(O, /obj/item/weapon/minihoe))  // The minihoe
 
 		if(weedlevel > 0)
-			user.visible_message("\red [user] starts uprooting the weeds.", "\red You remove the weeds from the [src].")
+			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] starts uprooting the weeds.</span>", "<span class='danger'>You remove the weeds from the [src].</span>")
 			weedlevel = 0
 			update_icon()
 		else
-			user << "\red This plot is completely devoid of weeds. It doesn't need uprooting."
+			user << "<span class='danger'>This plot is completely devoid of weeds. It doesn't need uprooting.</span>"
 
 	else if (istype(O, /obj/item/weapon/storage/bag/plants))
 
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ var/global/list/plant_icon_cache = list()
 	else if(istype(O, /obj/item/apiary))
 
 		if(seed)
-			user << "\red [src] is already occupied!"
+			user << "<span class='danger'>[src] is already occupied!</span>"
 		else
 			user.drop_item()
 			del(O)
@@ -762,17 +762,17 @@ var/global/list/plant_icon_cache = list()
 
 	else
 		if(seed && !dead)
-			usr << "[src] has \blue [seed.display_name] \black planted."
+			usr << "[src] has <span class='notice'>[seed.display_name]</span> planted."
 			if(health <= (seed.endurance / 2))
-				usr << "The plant looks \red unhealthy."
+				usr << "The plant looks <span class='danger'>unhealthy</span>."
 		else
 			usr << "[src] is empty."
 		usr << "Water: [round(waterlevel,0.1)]/100"
 		usr << "Nutrient: [round(nutrilevel,0.1)]/10"
 		if(weedlevel >= 5)
-			usr << "[src] is \red filled with weeds!"
+			usr << "[src] is <span class='danger'>filled with weeds</span>!"
 		if(pestlevel >= 5)
-			usr << "[src] is \red filled with tiny worms!"
+			usr << "[src] is <span class='danger'>filled with tiny worms</span>!"
 
 		if(!istype(src,/obj/machinery/portable_atmospherics/hydroponics/soil))
 
diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/seed_mobs.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/seed_mobs.dm
index 9fe3702eac..09553c7a1d 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/seed_mobs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/seed_mobs.dm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			if(!host.ckey && !host.client)
 				host.death()  // This seems redundant, but a lot of mobs don't
 				host.stat = 2 // handle death() properly. Better safe than etc.
-				host.visible_message("\red <b>[host] is malformed and unable to survive. It expires pitifully, leaving behind some seeds.")
+				host.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[host] is malformed and unable to survive. It expires pitifully, leaving behind some seeds.</span>")
 
 				var/total_yield = rand(1,3)
 				for(var/j = 0;j<=total_yield;j++)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown.dm
index c49f38c434..12bb705903 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown.dm
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown/orange
 	name = "orange"
-	desc = "It's an tangy fruit."
+	desc = "It's a tangy fruit."
 	icon_state = "orange"
 	potency = 20
 	filling_color = "#FAAD28"
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown/bloodtomato
 	name = "blood-tomato"
-	desc = "So bloody...so...very...bloody....AHHHH!!!!"
+	desc = "So juicy."
 	icon_state = "bloodtomato"
 	potency = 10
 	filling_color = "#FF0000"