I've heard it at least once in a professional environment as employee telling the other to go plant some seeds, it was justified, the recipient could be a real weenie. Rumors of it more in private in aerospace when someone is truly being a Richard Cranium when they put the Dept in a no win situation by volunteering their services to do more than manpower allowed.
At times it is appropriate to get the message across.
I was in commercial construction management so I heard that phrase handed out in a serious manner about once a week — LOL.