notes from my year in gardening - work in progress

two important tools you should use before getting started:

learn which planting zone you are in (i live in zone 9b)

after you learn your zone, look up planting times and harvesting timelines

i broke into gardening by propagating spinach. it was easy! all i had to do was clip off some spinach from my mother-in-laws plants, put it in some water (change the water ever other day) and put it in a sunny spot inside. after a week or so, some roots will grow!

at this point, i like to keep the roots growing in the jar of water for another week or two. after maybe a month sitting on a sunny window-sill, i transport it to soil. you can do this with the bottom stems of green onions, leeks, and cabbage! this is a great way to try your hand at growing your own food before trying to start from seed.