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Dirt is Important! Don’t Just Walk On It!

I want to talk about dirt, it’s often the most overlooked and underappreciated part of gardening. People like to just walk all over it like it doesn’t even exist. Its dirt, yeah trying to make that sound exciting is harder than I thought. We need good soil to grow good plants, and if you can get it balanced and enriched just right, the use of chemical fertilizers isn’t necessary! One of the biggest things I have against “lawns” and “yards” is that they are a status symbol from back in the day when the wealthy families would show off their wealth by having huge plots of land they didn’t need to use. They could have acres of land that they didn’t need to till or toil over because they could buy everything they need. Yes the space is wonderful! Me on the other hand, I would much rather use the space for medicine and food then have it just look pretty. Now don’t get me wrong, pretty can be useful, like the rose. It’s medicinal and beautiful! Instead of spending our time getting use