Work and Watch Gardening
Work & Watch Gardening is a personal project of mine. My name is Doug and my primary source of income is Best Way Websites. I am the architect of the program. It is a website builder and CMS (Content Management System) for small businesses.
I grew up in Texas and have lived in Washington State since 1986, and on the Olympic Peninsula (home of the Olympic National Park) since 1993.
I Grew Up Gardening
We always had a backyard garden. I can remember tomatoes, beans, turnips, corn, and squash. I'm sure that there was a lot more, but those are the ones that I remember.
My First Garden
I must have had my first garden when I was about 4 years old. I planted popcorn and pinto beans on the south facing side of our home, then in Corsicana, Texas.
We actually harvested and ate the beans, but I remember that my little popcorn that grew ended up getting worms in the little ears ... so we ate the worms instead. Not really.
Organic Gardening
I wasn't exposed to organic gardening until I first subscribed to Rodale's Organing Gardening magazine as a young married man. My dad I remember was a fan of Miracle Grow and Sevin Dust ...