So, between Ted Nugent albums and high speed wheelies, I've discovered that I love to garden. Recently, I've discovered that I really like the idea of ORGANIC gardening. Scary. But, first things first. How was a city kit exposed to growing things in dirt, in such a way as to make it stick, you ask? Well.....
My grandfather was a World War II vet, reared in the era of the great depression. It was through him that I was introduced to gardening, and to the great outdoors. He was born in rural Georgia, where farming was a way of life. My dad was interested in neither gardening nor the great outdoors, but that's another blog altogether. I remember making many trips "to the country" with him, where I helped him with the chores of small scale farming and related things, hunting, fishing, learning to drive in a peanut field, etc. Growing up in Savannah, the small farm in Bulloch county, just an hour away, seemed like another world. And it was a world I liked.
With my granddad's help, I had my own garden as early as 9 or 10 years old. I don't really remember what I grew, other than tomatoes and marigolds. Probably around the age of 14 or 15 I became interested in other things, like cars, girls, and stereo systems (BTW, do they still call them "systems," like we did?). Gardening went by the way side.
Fast forward 20 years, and I'm married to a wonderful woman, with a beautiful daughter. The things that took me away from gardening in the first place ran their course, and now I'm settled in and domesticated. I took up gardening again a little over a year ago, and I can't imagine that I will give it up any time soon. It appeals to me on so many levels - pursuit of self reliance, stress relief, spending quality time with my daughter, and of course, herbicide free, pesticide free, GMO free, better-than-the-grocery-store produce.
So, welcome to my blog, which will be mostly about gardening, with a few other bits and pieces thrown in. Lots more to come!!
I'll leave you with a pic of my first onion crop ever....
