GEN27 The Creator, who endowed all forms of life with the capacity to grow and propagate, who made “fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it” [this verse] did not bless the vegetable kingdom.  This denial was not the result of the inability of the earth or vegetation to accept the Divine blessing. If the earth may be cursed Genesis 3:17, 5:29, it may also be blessed. Moreover, it is clearly stated in Deuteronomy [28:15]: “Look down from Your holy abode, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the soil You have give us.” The earth as well as the fruit of the earth have trhe capacity for blessing: “Blessed shall be … the fruit of your land Deuteronomy 28:4 He will bless your bread and your water. Exodus 23:25 Why was there no blessing extended? Obviously a blessing directed toward inanimate nature would be meaningless, since it has no raison d’etre for independent existence.  Once animate life emerged, the Divine blessing could become operative and meaningful. Vegetation was to serve as food for both man and beast. The blessings bestowed upon the latter would ultimately redound to plant life which was to function as the means of sustenance for all living creatures. Nachmanides to Genesis 1:22.  ROSNER 60-1