Do you come home from work, tired and stressed out to the point that all you want to do is pop a microwave dinner in the microwave, toss back a few and sit and vegetate the rest of the evening in front of the T.V.?

Perhaps you have had a frustrated day dealing with employees, boss, people in general, traffic, failure, children, spouse and the list goes on. You work hard but there seems to be little to show for all your efforts.

Then I suggest it is time for a new hobby: vegetable gardening! There is much to be said for running one's fingers through the soil, planting the seed and nurturing the plants as they grow, and finally eating what you have grown.

As we work with our garden, the stress and frustration of the day will transfer itself from our fingers into the soil and be replaced by a feeling of content and joy.

Why? Because in the beginning we were all farmers. There is an inherent nature within us that cries out to grow something.

Vegetable gardening will be fun, exciting and a lot of hard work. There will also be some disappointment and frustration when our seeds do not take on the life we had hoped they would, or an insect or disease takes out our plants.

And there is always the heat for some areas. In temps over 90, the plants just will not do well no matter how much water we put on them.

Generally speaking, I have a lot of wasp nests around. I do not kill these wasps unless I have to because they are good insect killers.

In today’s market, it seems we pay almost $1 for a can of green beans. The can is half bean and half water. Even if you do not grow green beans, you can save a lot of money going to the store and buying them by the bulk. Then you can actually can them yourself for later use.

As you look through this vegetable gardening site, you may be getting ideas about your own garden. We have talked about mulching,composting and many other subjects.

I have posted a lot of photos/videos so we can see the before, during and the after. We have experimented with different ideas and techniques just to see what happens.