I’ll be a guest expert on Frugal Coast2Coast 8:30 EST for frugal benefits & methods of gardening. Join us!
Update: If you missed it live, you can listen to it with this player:
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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Kathy,
Excellent job on the radio show. I read your recommendation at GRant today- that was so thoughtful of you. Thanks for the vote of confidence.
It was interesting listening to your opinion about the “increase in vegetable gardening” since you are an industry insider. You didn’t sound 100 percent convinced that vegetable gardening activity has increased in general based on your observations. Do you think this may be a function of garden zones? Colder areas are less likely to encourage new gardeners?
In Los Angeles, my request for vegetable gardens has greatly increased. The funny thing is, my clients, want me to plant and tend for them. So, I;m not sure how many households have started gardening for themselves.
You shared solid garden advice. I enjoyed listening to you Kathy.
Shirley Bovshow
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Shirley, I just don’t like to take someone else’s word that there’s an increase. I live out in the country, and most people already have vegetable gardens. I don’t install gardens for other people, so no one is asking me to put one in for them. I don’t write about vegetable gardening as much on this blog, because other family members grow the vegetables and I don’t always get around to writing down what they’re doing. So it doesn’t surprise me that readers aren’t asking more questions about vegetables. I see more seeds in the big box stores and discount stores, but it doesn’t look to me like they’re selling out or anything. If a lot of people are growing vegetables for the first time, I’m not running into them, so I’m not going to say there’s a big increase based on an industry press release.
Sorry I missed it. Is podcast available?
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Craig, the link I provided will take you to the podcast, or you can use the player I just embedded in the post.
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