SEEDS & WEEDS: The Funniest Things People Have Said About GARDENING

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Always . . .
A good gardener always plants in threes. One for the bugs, one for the
weather, and one for herself.
Never . . .
Your actual plants never look like the pictures on the seed packets.
Always . . .
A tomato in the hand is always worth two on the vine.
And from gardening humorist Texas Bix Bender . . .
The way to a green thumb is through dirty fingernails.
The fastest-growing thing in your garden is an okra pod or a zucchini you
thought was not quite big enough to pick yesterday.
A garden expert is any ordinary person talking about somebody else’s
garden.
— Don’t Throw in the Trowel