South of Sunnyside

I really want to do it. I’ve been saying I would, and that this was the year. Yet, the only thing growing in my back yard is some strange combination of grass and weeds. Oh, and black widows—those seem to grow big there.

I keep letting my nerves come between me and a garden. I have to move sprinklers around, and build a fence (the labor isn’t an issue, but understanding the mechanics of sprinklers is). I have to build beds. And get soil. And fertilize. And water. And seed. And eat—but that’s the good part.

Surely, there’s a gardening book for dummies, right? One that embraces the unique climate of the Central Valley? One that provides an estimated cost for all that’s needed?

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