If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me this question, I would be able to support my gardening habit instead of having to sell pints of plasma. Seriously, I am doing this more for all those who have requested it than anything else. There are few things I love more than gardening, and sharing gardening tips is definitely one of them.
So…to all you gardeners out there, I am glad you kept asking me to do this. Hopefully you will find benefit from what I share.
A little about me and gardening…
I started gardening as a kid and all I remember is having to pick the rocks out of our quarter acre garden every spring in Utah. This was less than inspiring, and by age 15, I swore I would never garden “when I grew up”. I left home and gardening behind at age 19 when I left for an LDS mission in England for two years and didn’t think I would ever return to working the soil. Oh how wrong I was.
At the age of 23 and newly married, I found myself in an duplex apartment that had a 4 foot by 10 foot flower bed that was begging to grow something other than weeds, and the gardening itch had me so bad, I had to grow something. From there on out, the addiction has just gotten worse (or better depending on your point of view) over the years.
Now, I am an Advanced Master Gardener in Utah and find great enjoyment and relaxation in working the soil, seeing things grow, seeing other things die (weeds), and teaching workshops and helping others find the same enjoyment in the garden.
So, I will try and post informative tidbits and tips on gardening here and hope you find them interesting and useful. Remember, I garden in Utah so, if you want to use any of these ideas in your garden, you will need to adapt them to your location and needs.
Let me know if there is something you would like to know about. I’m glad to share if I have any information on the topic.
