Vote for Craig Bergland

Gardening

Added: Jun 5th, 2008
Don’t claim to be a great gardener. But I like to grow things. My seed catalog arrived and I’ve ordered and received some seeds. I am avoiding hybrid seeds, as I have my doubts about their ability to faithfully reproduce. Hybrids lack the ability to breed true for any length of generations. Thus you have to buy new hybrid seeds every year. Open pollinated or non-hybrids will reproduce their lineage faithfully. Think about making your own compost piles. Buy local produce. Use your paper shredder waste as mulch for your garden and plants. Put fruit trees in your yard. Experiment with indoor container winter gardening. While you may not have enough land to fully feed yourself, certainly you have enough to make a contribution to your food supply, and the ability to put fresh, wholesome, non-chemical vege-tables on your table.You may be surprised and the number of grains and seeds in your local markets that will grow.