Well, cold-hardy crops, such as lettuce, broccoli and cabbage are safe to plant, seed potatoes are flying off the shelf and tomatoes are started in greenhouses everywhere. Once again, millions of North Americans will renew their commitment to growing a vegetable garden and promise that 'this is the year' to keep up with the weeding. I applaud you folks, and am one of you. With that in mind, I have composed the following list reminding novice (and not-so-novice) fruit and veggie growers everywhere why your hobby is superior.
- · Have you ever tasted a geranium?
- · None of this pruning/mulching/overwintering business. Just sow. reap. repeat.
- · On Halloween your kids always have the biggest jack-o-lantern on the block.
- · Homegrown vegetables are cheaper
- · Canning tomatoes is a great excuse to spend time with your grandmother
- · Zucchini makes a great hostess gift
- · Anyone can grow petunias. Only gardeners can grow broccoli
- · Harvesting potatoes is like digging for buried treasure
- · You can blame your lack of Brussels sprout consumption on 'crop failure'
- · Seriously. Have you ever tasted a geranium?
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