![]() It was so much fun to see the plants grow, harvest the mature crops, and eat the results! We put some of that knowledge to good use on our temporary rectangular garden and planted a fall crop of Dinosaur Kale, Broccoli, Spinach, Lettuce, Sugar Snap Peas, Winter Squash, Carrots, Brussels Sprouts, and Jalapeno Peppers. We didn't know much about how to make good soil 3 years ago so I took an Urban Gardening class with Greg Peterson at the Desert Botanical Garden and at the same time began watching YouTube incessantly especially the Garden Program on YouTube called "GrowingYourGreens". We then brought in several cubic yards of compost by truck and filled the rectangle. Plus, I wanted to grow my food and save money by not needing to go to the grocery store.įive months after moving into our new home in Tempe, my wife Pam and I took old doors from the renovation we had finished on the inside of the home, sawed them in half long ways, and bolted them together into a large 30' x 20' rectangle. An adult now, buying my first house, I still was inspired to plant like she did when we lived in Canada. But, when my family moved to Phoenix in 1993 she found it too tough to keep plants alive in the dry heat of the Sonoran Desert. She always had beautiful flower beds and a small vegetable garden that my brother and I would help her with as kids. I always had a love for plants and gardening growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia thanks to my Mom. So, when my wife Pam and I bought our first home together in April 2011 we couldn't wait to plant our garden. ![]() Since I was 19 years old I have only eaten plants.
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