I love gardening. That is right I am in my 30s and I love plants. It seems to me that more and more people are realizing just how fun and exciting plants can be. My personal plant passion is edible plants. One of the most magical recent memories happened last summer. Every weekend (remember I am a working stiff) I would open the door and the whole family would head out to graze the land. This specific memory happened on a sunny day when a neighbor stopped by. We chatted as the kids ran around (ages two and four) and all of the sudden he stopped in mid sentence and said, “hey your kids are eating those plants” he seemed very concerned. I looked over and noticed they were eating some mint leaves. I told him that they eat all kinds of things in the yard. He was shocked and concerned that I would let them, because they might eat something that was not good for them. I explained carefully that I taught them what they could eat and not eat and that as of yet I had never had a problem. The kids proceeded to show him five different things that they ate within ten feet of where we were standing. He shook his head is disbelief, as I smiled with pride at my children and plants.
We live on a large city lot in the Pacific Northwest, but on that land we have a growing number of plants you can eat. I can’t recommend growing edibles enough! I hope to add some pictures as the weather turns. I just put in my spring plant order and my favorite nursery www.raintreenursery.com. I am by no means a master gardener, but maybe others can learn from my mistakes.
