I really enjoy Kat Kinsman’s playfully broad definition of food reporting on CNN’s Eatocracy site, and she makes me laugh on Twitter. But today, she ventures into the vegetable garden in a delightfully sloppy and inexpert way, with precisely the right message for beginners: Don’t worry if you’re doing it right. Just do it.
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perfect
magazine
gardens.
Gardening
our
asses
off.
Having a
hell of a lot
of fun.
Too broke? Too busy? Too…nope. We’re having none of that. This is the year you garden.
Grow just one thing! You’ll love it. And remember, tomatoes are the gateway drug to vegetable gardening.
“You can put dirt in an old pair of tights…”
That’s awesome! She’s fantastic. It really is that simple.
Just do it……..love the fact that someone is telling folks just get your hands dirty……
Now leave my lawn alone….just leave it alone.
The TROLL
I like the advice to start small. Not so daunting – you don’t have to start out building raised beds and erecting fences. You can just plant some seeds next to your back door.
I am intrigued by the thought of growing corn on the roof. I’ll bet she doesn’t have problems with raccoons.