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

Deciding What to Plant
Starting your garden? First determine the plants that will grow best in
your garden. Choosing unsuitable plants will be like swimming upstream.
You want to go with the flow.
Consider these questions:
• What is your growing region?
• What is the composition of your soil?
• What is your barometric pressure?
• What is your blood pressure?
• Is there shade in your garden during the day?
• Do you plan to itemize deductions or take the standard deduction?
For expert advice, call or visit your state extension representative to help
you with these questions.
As for your growing region, she will feed key data points into her
computer software, whose algorithms will tell you your zip code.