Five tips, guaranteed

My tried-and-true vegetable gardening secrets are absolutely, positively guaranteed to work.

1. Get your husband to do it. I mean the
   tilling, the hoeing, the hauling of compost and mulch, etc. You might want to keep the picking chore for yourself. You have to contribute something, after all.
2. Don’t overlook your local neighborhood produce stand. You can buy stuff there and tell everyone that you grew it yourself.
3. Be careful what you grow – you might have to eat it. Example: In July, “Gosh, this okra is so good! Better put up as much as we can.” September: “Still good okra.” November: “I’m getting tired of okra.” January: “I hate okra.”
4. Let the grass take over your garden. You can find neat things in there. I have found cats, shovels, snakes, contorted vegetables, even missing jewelry.
5. If you get a clear shot at the groundhog, take it. You will be sorry later if you don’t.

Jeannette Haynes
Maiden
EnergyUnited

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