Technical Gardening

My son said the other day that I don't give enough technical information. He's right, but I am not a technical gardner. I grew up walking through my grandfather's garden and seeing all the wonderful and plentiful vegetables growing in his garden. My mother and father had a few gardens when they had a place to plant them, and my mother and her sister canned up at least 300 jars of produce each year. If they didn't grow it they bought it from those who did. My fondest memory is going down (the creepy) cellar to retrieve a jar of pears she had canned in pineapple juice! Anyway, my gardening has 30 years of untechnical experience, hit or miss you might say, but with advise from anyone who was serious about gardening. The years have been productive! Much has landed on my shelves in jars and much has been given away to neighbors and friends. This winter I will take you through my process of deciding what to plant, what to prepare for, what to start as plants on my windowsills, plus my personal favorites (and my neighbor's) for vegetables, the brands and the types. I don't really care if this blog is terribly popular, if I can help one or two people start to grow their own vegetables, I am a winner!