25 April 2018 - Go Green!

Reminder: It's Time to Dig the Vegetable Garden

"As a housewife, you already know the cost of food. One way you can save, and usually have better quality too, is by raising some of your own in a vegetable garden."

Let me stop you right there Almanac.

There is nothing about having your own garden that "saves" you anything.

It takes time, prep, work, and constant attention.

AND

The money that you need to fund this entire operation.

Especially if you want to protect your garden from animals and bugs.

I had one garden one year and that was almost enough.

I was gone from my home for a weekend and the entire thing died!

You guys want a vegetable garden

JUST

RIGHT

AHEAD!

I will stop at the store and pick up my produce that is made by professional farmers.

Support my local farmer at the Co-Op.

Now I really do have to admit that my garden produced some amazing produce.

I had basil, tomatoes, and green beans.

Half of my garden was eaten by birds before they could grow.

The other half just couldn't grow in the soil that was available.

If I could start a vegetable garden again, I would start small, and give attention to just a few plants at a time.

I do have a dream of one day having an avocado tree so I can just be swimming in guacamole.

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