Beginner Gardening: Best Gardening Advice you ever received, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Your dad's theory is right. We grow our own asparagus in a 12' x 12' separate garden and we grow raspberries. The birds end up with more of the blueberries than we ever get. We know the varieties of tomatoes that we prefer so those are the ones we enjoy growing from seed. We grow our own peppers since the pesticides they use on commercial peppers is supposedly very intense and I've noticed the difference in crunch in home grown compared to store bought.

We no longer grow our own onions or garlic - too many disappointments with those. I do have a bed of shallots since we love them for cooking.

Broccoli looks great growing in with the dahlias and taste so much better than store bought!

One of the best things about growing your own lettuce, asparagus, broccoli, etc. is that you pick it and eat it a few minutes later - no delays of a few days in shipping. Nothing can compare to it.